Shirley Anne Alexander Poems

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11.
Geode

He wrote a simple poem, the kind best read alone;
no pretences, or awkward dictionary interruptions.

But, one line went around in an intriguing way.
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12.
Ghost Of A Blue World

Ghost Of A Blue World


I dreamed I was flying
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13.
Alzheimer's

I dream I am walking on a high swaying bridge.
It is made of old wood, like sun bleached barn siding,
more visible in evening light with splintered edges
forming deep shadows of grey and blue.
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14.
The Awakening

In this green forest, there is a sweet dampness;
blossoms dropping jewels of spent raindrops.
On this path, soft with cushion of moss and fallen leaves,
my world whispers passion with the voice of a lover.
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15.
Torn Pages

Somewhere, in the damp mold
and earthen rot of a Georgia landfill,
all the old pages of her calendars
are steadily feeding worms.
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16.
Hiawassee

Cherokee poets named this place Meadow.
People wonder why. It is not a flat garden,
but a curved valley of green and waters.
See how the Blue Ridge surrounds.
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17.
Into The Hornets’ Nest At Seagrave’s Mill

We called it Hornet Island.
Everyone knew the danger
of bees.
You and I, the brave ones,
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18.
Bright Shiny Days Like This

You see me turn in front of the long mirror,
adjust my skirt, frown at the reflection and sigh.
Knowing I never take compliments for honest truth,
you offer anyway. You tell me I am beautiful.
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19.
Fear Of Falling

Fifty years ago, my sister and I raced across a long, high porch,
jumped off the end to fly across daffodils and old barking dogs.

That was before my sister fell.
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20.
And All Around Me, Life Goes On

Some days, all we can do to see a wider world
is lie quietly in the sun, faces curved to sky,
watching leaves drop color and die, as clouds
paint a bleached collage of our other places.
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