I had a vivid dream...and it slathered me in melancholy...tried to release it into a poem. I think it was motivated by all the erotic writing I've been reading as we prep for our upcoming writing retreat...I am alchemically affected by all the...tension and mystery and mischief and pleasure. And the thrill of the haibun… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 31
POEM A DAY – January 30
I had a whole other poem nearly ready to go...then I googled something and realized the thing I was writing about already existed...and so the poem didn't really work anymore. C'est la vie! I switched paths and wrote another haibun (!)! This time, the haiku is spread out within the stanzas. Current Events Managing ice… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 30
POEM A DAY – January 29
This one's been ruminating for a couple of days. I was...curious about a certain person's interior, and so I did a little intuitive visualization...and what I see is...a haibun. Another...can't seem to stop writing them. Intuitive investigation results: his interior is abandoned huskbut for the blonde childplaying with weaponsin the quivering shadowsof a shrunken hearthe… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 29
POEM A DAY – January 28
Thinking about how much I love to sing and dance....about how the psychic said I need to dance more, anywhere, all the time. Thinking about when I turn 50, how spectacular my one-woman show will be...The is a list poem/haibun blend. If you can, get thee to a thea-tahhhh. So many fantastic plays are performed… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 28
VANESSA SHIELDS 