UP-AND-COMER POETRY

By CHRIS SHAFER


Small Saturday Poem

A flock of black birds passing
An old church steeple

Ink
Leaking in the Master’s pocket



Waking Me

Your hand on my back

First light on the valley floor

All that hungers hurries to the surface



Chris Shafer attended high school in Louisiana, after which he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a combat medic. He now resides in Los Angeles, where he focuses on writing short fiction and screenplays and fits in semesters when possible at Union Institute & University.


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UP-AND-COMER POETRY

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  1. Holland Striplin
    June 14, 2009 at 3:03 am

    These are wonderful. Mr. Shafer has a bright future ahead of him.

    #143
  2. Mary Harris
    June 14, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    You are such a dreamer. And that, is a really good thing!

    #145
  3. New Southerner Magazine
    June 16, 2009 at 2:39 am

    [...] POETRY Small Saturday Poem and Waking Me By Chris [...]

    #149
  4. Chris Scarlata
    June 16, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    Great poem. Keep writing!!

    #153
  5. Courtney Scarlata
    June 16, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Amazing!! Congratulations!!

    You’re a true poet.

    #154

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Reader Comments

  • Courtney Scarlata: Amazing!! Congratulations!! You’re a true poet.
  • Chris Scarlata: Great poem. Keep writing!!
  • Mary Harris: You are such a dreamer. And that, is a really good thing!
  • Michael Jackman: Great essay, Cameron. Your small acts of eco defiance come from a large heart and are rendered...
  • Holland Striplin: These are wonderful. Mr. Shafer has a bright future ahead of him.
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  • Glad: This. Was. Amazing.
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