Husbandry
Kylan Rice
What is seen is inside. A handful of harebells
light the garden room for several days. The hills
swing open to light, today as always, years now
since—a sacrifice to street improvement—
the famous row of occidental plane-trees
came down, light (extensiveness) a disjunction
that cuts through scenes of daily life, activities,
retirement, lengthened rooms, later added ells,
fruitless building til the Builder comes, unhorsing
the nature of things. In the meantime, closure,
that handful, remains in my hands, placing
placed there. Bunch of violets. Bunch of reins.
Kylan Rice has an MFA from Colorado State University, and he is working on his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of his poems can be found at Kenyon Review, The Seattle Review, and elsewhere. His book reviews have been published by Colorado Review, West Branch, Carolina Quarterly, and the Emily Dickinson Society Bulletin.