Poets/Marion McCready

Marion McCready

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A Mardi Gras of primroses line my driveway. …

Marion McCready

I have been known to birth a mountain whole, …

Marion McCready

mother’s malison …

Marion McCready

Eyelids are the final petals closing on this life. …

Marion McCready

prologue …

Marion McCready

There is no escaping the storm of roses …

Marion McCready

And how do you survive? Your long throat, …

Marion McCready

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