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In the Face of Such Abundance

In the Face of Such Abundance

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 by Debra Shirley

In The Face of Such Abundance   This lovely, laden spring has left me quivering, a mouth just kissed.   The bloom on…

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Between Love and a Hard Place

Between Love and a Hard Place

Posted on October 12, 2018November 25, 2018 by Debra Shirley

Between Love and a Hard Place   Just days after he moved his young bride into the house, he went on a rampage,…

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Eyes Lifted

Eyes Lifted

Posted on October 12, 2018November 24, 2018 by Debra Shirley

Eyes Lifted   Bruised sky, purpled breath of a fall late in coming.   Rain dribbled windows smear the catalpa tree, emerald to…

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Come October

Come October

Posted on September 23, 2018November 25, 2018 by Debra Shirley

Come October   Come October, I seem, always, to be meeting my self again, as if I’ve been away   or forgotten to…

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The Names of Things

The Names of Things

Posted on July 21, 2018November 24, 2018 by Debra Shirley

The Names of Things   All this desperate searching, striving, buttoned up to your chin in absolutes.   For you, brother, I say…

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Before the Age of Twelve

Before the Age of Twelve

Posted on April 30, 2017February 21, 2021 by Debra Shirley

Before the Age of Twelve   Mapped the surrounding terrain, Oakey Mountain to Stamp Knob, a system of criss- crossing trails: turkey and…

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