Kim Shuck Poetry

Call this time of year 
Windswept and sight 
Down the phone lines to 
Infinity- they say- 
Which 
Considering our road and direction 
Might be 
Bartlesville a place 
Misheard into another language I know it 
Both the place and the 
Language in a patchwork of 
Supper and 
Relatives 
Filling station and 
Random nouns a 
Blanket that smells of 
Grandma Mae a 
Story about 
Grand Lake the 
Word for a specific turtle the 
Feel of sandals in 
Creek mud

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Kim Shuck is the 7th Poet Laureate of San Francisco Emerita. Shuck is solo author of 9 books, co-authored one, edited another ten and has contributed to a vast array of anthologies, journals, curriculum guides, tours, and protests. www.kimshuck.com

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