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Andy, Kim, Donny and Shnooks Shire
A chronicle of the life and times of Andy and Kim Shire, married June 6, 2004, as well as details of the days of the Shirelings, and various musings.
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Andy, Kim, Donny and Shnooks Shire
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"The audience is the eventual collaborator in musical theater." ~ Stephen Sondheim
Poems
Sitting Circle
by Joann Renee
unaware of pressing
engagements and snowballing
to-dos
he climbs
settling in without words
waiting for, well,
who knows?
resisting the urge to dump
the new contents of my lap
I use the impulse to clear
my mind, pushing out from the center
creating a perimeter
of busy nothings unseated
while he remains
hounds kept at bay howl
dulled by the unintentional force field
working his magic
from the throne of my lap
stay with me, Donny
protect me from the rush
from too much
is this how God keeps
perspective? people
climbing constantly
into His cosmic lap,
no lapse between occupants—
it’s not practical but perhaps
that’s precisely the point
like a global trust building exercise
you climb and I’ll climb—
a circle of lap-sitters
losing details
gaining moments
reminding each other
of each other
Autumn Day
Lord: it is time. The summer was immense. Lay your shadow on the sundials and let loose the wind in the fields.
Bid the last fruits to be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them to ripeness, and chase the last sweetness into the heavy wine.
Whoever has no house now will not build one anymore. Whoever is alone now will remain so for a long time, will stay up, read, write long letters, and wander the avenues, up and down, restlessly, while the leaves are blowing
-Tr. Galway Kinnell & Hannah Liebmann
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