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Anodyne: a Poem by Nora Hutton Shepard
Like daffodils,
like hyacinths, like tulips
struck dumb in their winter ice,
in their granite-hard dirt,
under the slip and slide of sleet,
the possibilities of hope, the curatives of love
seem buried. And yet
and yet, they are here. In bloom.
Caught sunlight rising
Nora Hutton Shepard
Nora Hutton Shepard is a poet and alumna of N.C. State’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program, as well a graduate of the MFA Writer’s Program at Warren Wilson College. She taught poetry courses at N.C. State before relocating to Davidson in 2019 to be closer to her daughter’s family. Nora has quickly acclimated to life in Davidson and is a wonderful addition to our Community.