Tracy K. Smith is an outstanding American poet. Her most recent book, Life on Mars, won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, so she’s no secret. Recently, I’ve been reading an earlier work, Duende (2007), and came across these lines from her poem “September”:
Our eyes see in plurals:
What we understand, and what will fail.
They’re both the only world.
Chris Bronsk 
Thanks for telling me. I didn’t know. I’ll look into it. But thanks for the comments all the same. I’m glad you liked the post!
I tried it 4 times and it would just pop back up to the top! Just forcing me to comment, huh? :)
That is weird. I thought it liked you. It has a mind of its own.
Thanks for visiting.
Weird. Your LIKE button hates me. :-)
Thanks, Richard! Glad you liked them.
Great idea and very nice sequence.