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.



(Reading Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl in class)


8 Responses to “poem-entranced”

  1. Melody J Haislip Says:

    Ooh, nice!

  2. “Murmurs from heaven.” Beautiful!

  3. Isabella Simons Says:

    Great poem!

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

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