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Deborah Sheppard

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Poems: Eastern Townships

Specific places and experiences (mine and others’) find their way into poems. They reflect a visceral or sensual reaction to a place, a story, a dream.

Eastern Townships

Eastern Townships (Painting by John Arthur Frase of Mount Orford)
“Mount Orford” John A. Fraser, 1867, National Gallery of Canada

flora-22

Across alluvial flat, I move towardContinue reading “Eastern Townships”

La Reine de la Frite

royal tuberosityContinue reading “La Reine de la Frite”

Rue Saint-Viateur

I wear the street’s meaty perfume,Continue reading “Rue Saint-Viateur”

The Leap

(for Melodie Benger)

 

We strip down to long-sleeved leotardsContinue reading “The Leap”

Mango

Hey girl, you want some?Continue reading “Mango”

Small Dance

Fingers begin,Continue reading “Small Dance”

Deconstruction

How in love I was with your world,Continue reading “Deconstruction”

Night at the Improv

They swim out on currents of muscle,Continue reading “Night at the Improv”

I Miss My Father’s Funeral

I’ve been driving for hoursContinue reading “I Miss My Father’s Funeral”

On the Edge

I always loved you bestContinue reading “On the Edge”

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