Tricks of the Light: New and Selected Poems

by Vicki Hearne and Cleo Qian

From The Horse That, Trotting

The horse that, trotting with open heart
Against the wind, achieves bend and flow
Will live forever. So far, so good,

But they never do, until too late,
Bend properly and time spreads from
The momentary hesitations

Of their spines, circles their tossing necks,
Falls from their teeth like rejected oats,
Litters the ground like penitence.

This is where we come in,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226322416
• ISBN13: 9780226322414
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"