Divine Honors

Contents

Contents Prologue Repair 3 NarrativeWithout People 4 Let's consider the consequences 5 Isaac Stern's Performance 7 I I Hear the Name of the Moon and Am Afraid n Weathering/boundaries/what is good 12 To Explain 14 Mu 15 Coming Down with Something 16 Fish—Belly—Mound 17 "Two Are BetterThan One" 18 GettingWell 19 For Barbara, Who Brings a Green Stone in the Shape of aTriangle 20 Day-Old Bargain 22 Breast/fever 24 II Sarah's Response 29 Sarah Among Animals 50 Sarah's Head 31 vii Sarah Fledging 32 Sarah'sWaltz 33 Balance 35 Order 37 Axe-earrings, abalone shell 38 Birth 39 III Opening/Working/Walking 43 HeyYou 44 Grieving, she hits the red fox 45 Mapping/Bleating 46 Trope 48 Sow Sister 50 Bernini's Ribbon 51 Petting the Scar 52 O -* Teaching, Hurt $4 O -* ' Riddle 56 IV Chigger Socks 61 Daylight Savings: Sandy Creek, Nebraska 62 Cobb's Hill Pond 64 Fuss 66 Zen: the one I love most holds my tongue 68 Camamda 69 FromYour Mouth to God's Ear 71 "We don't deservewhat we get" 72 G: But it's still not all right with you? 73 Mutation Blues 74 viii Contents Insomnia Again 7*5 Service 77 V Hot 83 Dying 84 Terror: A Riddle 85 Nuts 86 Lincoln, Nebraska 87 Letter of Transmittal 88 Now 89 Who Does SheThink She Is 90 Earlier 91 Vowels 92 Epilogue Gloxinia/Flicker/Oxalis 97 Recovery 99 My Award/The Jews of Lukow 100 Ecstasies 104 Acknowledgments 107 Contents ix This page intentionally left blank ...