In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

With the Wind Blowing Through It Special instructions to the spinner of webs, the knotter of strings, the weaver of cloth, the plaiter of nets, the thrower of ropes over chasms, special instructions to the builder of bridges, the stitcher of wounds and torn skin, the cable and the thread: Special instructions to the rain and assorted precipitations, evaporations, condensations connecting earth and air, one place melting into the brother place just for a moment, my place and how I lost it: Special instructions to the layers of roads, the asphalt, blacktop, and cracked macadam, special instructions to the puddled ends of slanted driveways, muddled water pooling its resources, reflecting on the live oaks, longleaf pines, the skies trees stitch together while clouds disperse, air crowded with plant sex, my nostrils filled with plant sperm: 92 Shepherd PG:Layout 1 12/20/06 5:27 PM Page 92 The same sky keeps happening but differently each time (today with finches in it) 93 Shepherd PG:Layout 1 12/20/06 5:27 PM Page 93 ...

Share