I give you permission. This permission is repeatable for eternity. You're welcome. Use This Poem When Every Answer to Everything Everywhere Is: No, thank you.
POEM A DAY – February 18
Two Nights in Ottawa 1.I went alone to an old film theatre.It was on a slight hill, marquis shininglike a goddess. I can’t remember whatfilm I watched, but I remember feelingthe post-movie joyful bloat in my belly:popcorn, soda, sugar zinging in waves,the knowing of loving art deeply. I hadto walk back to my sister’s apartment.I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 18
POEM A DAY – February 17
Fog for those of us with our head in the cloudswhen the clouds touch down, we groundbow into the surrender of that which wecan see but cannot hold, like all the bestthings: love, laughter, heat, dreams bow into the surrender of height daringto fall, to feel branch tips like soft kissessuck the marrow from dampening… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 17
POEM A DAY – February 16
A Flock of Finches in Western BayFor C the finches have arrivedflitting and floating down, down, downto the box of seeds outside the writer’s window heads flicking, beaks foragingin dark nourishmentfreely gifted, warmed under pale sun winter is shiftingher thickened thighs openingtoward spring’s warmth and the cat watchesconsiders, pouncesstartling the finches to flight of course,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 16
VANESSA SHIELDS 