At Least by Raymond Carver
“I hate to seem greedy—I have so much / to be thankful for already.” — Raymond Carver
Instructions for the Journey by Pat Schneider
"It’s easy to lose this tenderly / unfolding moment. Look for it / as if it were the first green blade / after a long winter."
Encounter by Czeslaw Milosz
"O my love, where are they, where are they going / The flash of a hand, streak of movement, rustle of pebbles."
The Jogger on Riverside Drive, 5:00 A.M. by Agha Shahid Ali
"he, now suddenly free, // from the air, from himself," — Agha Shahid Ali