Poems by Laura C. Lippman that steer into both the beauty and vulnerability of the world. This is a collection about "not being perfect," about surviving times when "it seemed unlikely we'd make it," a book consisting of poems where "awe walks" and doctor's visits live side-by-side. And while the poems do not shy from catastrophe-sometimes contemporary, sometimes historical-they find solace in turning with love and attention to family and the natural world, encouraging readers to remain alert to "a symphony of syncytium," to track "the riffle and foam" of clouds, and be vigilant toward all the "tiny forms visible / to the careful eye."