Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Gladness
The Solace of Snakes 3
Burning Garbage on an Incoming Tide 11
The Happy Basket 21
Suddenly, There Was with the Angel 31
Solace
My Old Friend, Sorrow 39
Dog Salmon Moon 43
Crossing the River 49
Overnight Fog in the Valley 57
Winter Prayer 61
Never Alone or Weary 67
Winter Geese in a Green Field 71
A Joke My Father Liked to Tell 77
The Recipe for Migas 83
Turning Stones 89
Things with Feathers 97
Morning in Romero Canyon 101
The Patience of Herons 105
The Water and the Wave 111
Stillwater Bay, Columbia River 119
To Mend a Broken Pot 121
Repeat the Sounding Joy 131
The Possum in the Plum Tree 141
The Time for the Singing of Birds 149
If I Hadn't Stopped to Watch the River 155
Courage
Look, the Rain Has Stopped 163
Twenty Things Morning Reveals 169
How Can I Keep from Singing? 173
Let It All Go (Seven Feathers) 181
Acknowledgments 188
Notes 189
Credits 194
About the Author 195