Table of Contents
1
Matinee, End of August 3
Ghost at the Hy-Vee 4
Christmas Eve, 1-80, 10 P.M. 5
Hosts and Guests 6
Eye of a Needle 8
Jubilee 10
Ourselves 12
Rev. Valentine Rathbun Meets the Shakers 14
The Convert (I) 16
Great Blue Heron, Spofford Lake 17
Lion's Mane Jellyfish 19
2
The Outdoor Amphitheater at Ashworth Park 23
Aconite 25
Boston Post Road 27
Water Clocks 29
Aporia 31
Jasper County Almanac 32
Potholes 34
Impatient Earth 36
Brood III 37
"Grace Is Still a Secret" 39
For Our Anniversary in Early June 40
The Pokémon Go People 41
3
First Lent in California 45
4
Spiritual Practices 57
The Clock of the Long Now 59
Face to Face 61
Central Branch 63
Inchworm at Embarcadero 65
Late Afternoon on San Pablo Ave. 67
Three Months 69
The Proof Cloth 71
The Convert (II) 73
Courage 75
Lonely Planet 76
Notes 79
Acknowledgments 81