Dawning
I do not kill the spider. I do not waste
the other side of the paper. Where the fires
are terrifying the penned-in
horses, I try to give my mind to the horses. Where there is no more water—and none
can be gotten anywhere
anymore—I try to send to that moment
in history . . . .
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About the Author
Jorie Graham’s most recent book of poems is Sea Change. She teaches at Harvard University.
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