Shawn McAllister

Shawn McAllister Poems

she’s just a park
a beautiful park to visit
she smells of freshness
glides across the day
...

Opening night, butterflies are floating
the crowd anticipating, and backstage waiting

Tell me, Saint Genesius,
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mountainous rock buried in snow, frozen
water catching the flow of
summer dreams too young to die, leaving
the endings dissatisfied; chirping
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Once Hemingway
sat across this bay
and touched the endless sea
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My old man used to pull mama aside
when we kids came home from school
he’d shake his head in that beaten ole easy chair
sayin’ “hello, hon! ”
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Spring is the birth of every year, playing
enthusiastically with nature, newborn
thrills of life’s abundance, anticipating
more to come, to share
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how far away must I go
to transcend the biting snow
to see a moonbeam on the sea
as more than memory
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mama is left alone among the piles
abandoned by the Rio Grande
distant dreams of Errol Flynn and Savannah
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love trees are hard to grow
when they do
they’re vulnerable
high winds and stormy rains
...

breakwaters
wash away
memories
like footprints
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Shawn McAllister Biography

Shawn McAllister is an actor, writer, and film producer. A longstanding member of both Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association, he has appeared in more than 25 feature films and television programs and 75 stage productions. He worked several years as a stage manager and/or production manager in South Florida, Pennsylvania and New York, most notably for Producing Managers and the Zev Bufman organization. He was an officer with two independent film companies, Earth Productions and Macaw Films. The children's film, “Looking For Trouble, ” for Roger Corman was one of the feature films he co-produced along with several television pilots. As a writer, he spent three years as a journalist, has ghost written numerous books, and published his autobiography in 1998 under the title, “Surrender the Jealous Mistress.” Shawn’s wife of twenty years, Marie, died of colon cancer in 1998. He dedicated the book to her. In 2006, he wrote and published “Hibel: the Life & Art of Edna Hibel, ” a biographical look at the world renowned artist. His most recent book is a book of poetry entitled 'Southern Bridges/Northern Lights, ' which also contains an essay on Spirit and a Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He has two daughters (Dawn & Stacy) , three stepdaughters (Rose, Terry, & Linda) , nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.)

The Best Poem Of Shawn McAllister

She's Just A Park

she’s just a park
a beautiful park to visit
she smells of freshness
glides across the day
like a swan on polluted waters
I appreciate her presence
and thank the seeds that gave her life
but I can’t take her with me
only her image will follow
to keep me warm
safe from empty dreams
deserted parks

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