Shawn L. Bird

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poem-entranced May 16, 2016

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:29 am
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The swish of skirt swirling

in desert winds, beneath stars

that breathe her name,

captures your ear, and

urges you to hear murmurs

from heaven.

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(Reading Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl in class)

 

8 Responses to “poem-entranced”

  1. Melody J Haislip Says:
    May 16, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    Ooh, nice!

    Reply
  2. Andrea Lundgren Says:
    May 16, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    “Murmurs from heaven.” Beautiful!

    Reply
  3. Isabella Simons Says:
    May 16, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Great poem!

    Reply
  4. righteousbruin9 Says:
    May 16, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    One may hear murmurs from Heaven, so long as one’s ear is not too tightly bound to the ground.

    Reply

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