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Deborah Sheppard

  • Poems
    • Deep Stream
    • Eastern Townships
    • Earliest Picture
    • Tourist
  • Eulogy

Poems: Deep Stream

There are times when one of looks back and explores the meaning of events or circumstances as a kind of lineage. A number of these poems form the basis of Hear the Crows’ Wings, a play co-written with Vincenzo Sestito.

Typhus

He starts on the skin.Continue reading “Typhus”

And They Did Not Speak

And they did not speakContinue reading “And They Did Not Speak”

The First Time He Saw An Airplane

He looks up at a daydreamer’s sky.Continue reading “The First Time He Saw An Airplane”

Soup Line

Cauldron whispers steamContinue reading “Soup Line”

The Orphan Waits

Perched high, he could see the vast garden.Continue reading “The Orphan Waits”

How My Father was Adopted

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It was an illness –Continue reading “How My Father was Adopted”

Legacy

The first betrayal:Continue reading “Legacy”

Festival

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In the Ukraine, one town is still there,Continue reading “Festival”

Our Fathers’ Secrets

For my last uncle,Continue reading “Our Fathers’ Secrets”

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