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Water Lilies

Water Lilies

By Shelley Ehrlich

Floating
on the glacial pond
I dream

I'm drowning.

From slimy stems
tangled in mud
I surface

light
sailing its fleet.

Prairie Schooner, Vol. 63, No. 4 (Winter 1989), p. 114

Biography

Shelley Ehrlich (1932-1988) began writing poetry at age 37 after she developed multiple sclerosis. She authored three poetry collections, Dreaming the Ark, How the Rooted Travel, and finally, Beneath All Voices (all Juniper P).

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