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\nhttps://archive.org/details/womanofcertainag0000omel  \n# A WOMAN OFA CERTAIN AGE\n\nA Poetry Collection by  \nMary K.O'Melveny  \nFinishing Line PressGeorgetown,Kentucky  \nA WOMAN OFA CERTAIN AGE  \nThis Poetry Collection is dedicated tomy wife,Susan L.Waysdorfandmy mother,Frances M.Smelser  \nWhat would happen if one woman told thetruth about her life?The world would split open.  \n—Muriel Rukeyser  \nCopyright ◎2018 by Mary K.O'MelvenyISBN 978-1-63534-672-5 First Edition  \nAll rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writtenpermission from the publisher,except in the case of brief quotations embodied incritical articles and reviews.  \n# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n\n\"Ms.Manners Goes to the Hospital\"was published by The Write Place at the WriteTime in August,2017.  \n\"Flight\"was published by Allegro Poetry Magazine in June,2017.  \n\"Bird Sanctuary\"won Honorable Mention in the Pat Nielsen Poetry Award,  \nChestertown MD River Arts and was exhibited as part of the Art of StewardshipExhibit—Convergence at the Edges in April,2017.  \n“A Short Bibliography of Secrets”was a finalist for the 2017 Pangaea Prize sponsoredby The Poet's Billow(August,2017)and was published by Slippery Elm Literary  \nJournal in December,2017.The poem also won an Honorable Mention in the 2018Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest.  \n\"Declaration of Love\"was published in Light Poetry Magazine on December 1,2017.Earlier or differing versions of\"Object Lessons\"and “AWoman of a Certain Age”were published,respectively,by Ariel Chart on November 4 and December 2,2017.  \nI am deeply grateful to my dear friend Edward Welch for his beautiful cover art aswell as for all the other wonderful drawings he produced in response to this poetrycollection,making it very difficult to choose the final piece!And,thanks to my sister,Elizabeth Anastasia O'Melveny for her artful cover design and her work creating mypoetry website.I am also indebted to my dearest friends,trusted readers and writers'group colleagues whose insights,wise critiques and thoughtful comments havemade my poetry stronger over these past few years—in particular,Mary Gawronski,Colleen Gerahty,Kit Goldpaugh,Eileen Howard,Kate Hymes,Karen Mandell,TanaMiller,Jan Zlotnik Schmidt,Kappa Waugh and Edward Welch—and to my spouseSusan Waysdorf who has strongly encouraged my post-retirement creative endeavors.Finally,a shout out to my mother,Frances M.Smelser,who lived to be almost 100years of age and who also always believed in love and poetry  \nPublisher:Leah Maines  \nEditor:Christen Kincaid  \nCover Art:Edward Welch  \nAuthor Photo:Susan L.Waysdorf  \nCover Design:Elizabeth A.O'Melveny  \nPrinted in the USA on acid-free paper.Order online:www.finishinglinepress.comalso available on amazon.com  \nAuthor inquiries and mail orders:Finishing Line PressP.O.Box 1626Georgetown,Kentucky 40324  \nU.S.A.  \nTable of Contents  \nI Remember the First Time………………………………………………………1  \nHot Flashes………………………………………………………………………………2  \nA Short Bibliography of Secrets…………………………………………………4  \nMiss Manners Goes to the Hospita……………………………………………8  \nHospital Ecclesiastic. …………………………………………………………………10  \nIn Treatment………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nThe Love of a Good Woman………………………………………………………13  \nSwimming in September ………………………………………………………………15  \nFireflies……………………………………………………………………………………………………………16  \nDeclaration of Love………………………………………………………………………………………17  \nHanukkah Glitter………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nCountry Music………………………………………………………………………………………19  \nYard Sale ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………21  \nThis Is Our Life …………………………………………………………………………………23  \nThe Risks of Our Lives………………………………………………………………………24  \nFligh. ………………………………………………………………………………………………25  \nA January Murmuration……………………………………………………………………26  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