Opening the Hands Between Here and Here

by Jane Hirshfield

Opening the Hands Between Here and Here - Jane Hirshfield
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Opening the Hands Between Here and Here

 

On the dark road, only the weight of the rope.
Yet the horse is there.

unpublished poem, © Jane Hirshfield 2008, used by permission of the author.

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