Mourners - it's here! The official We the Mourners book trailer! Video created by Jett Shields. Filming, editing and *ORIGINAL SCORE* created by Jett Shields! Yes, my son (with the help of Teagan - thank you!), has created this for me...for us! I'm so grateful and, as usual, in awe of his creative work! For… Continue reading BOOK TRAILER! WE THE MOURNERS
POEM A DAY – August 31
I held her book to my chest closed my eyes and sighed.I want to write like her, I saidmy voice meek on a smallwave of breath. the wordsdaggered between my ribsand guilt bled out in crimsonrivulets. why is it so difficultto want to write like me? whydoes it feel like only in deathwill come the… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 31
POEM A DAY – August 30
Here is the original poem, now in the public domain. ThursdayWilliam Carlos Williams I have had my dream—like others—and it has come to nothing, so thatI remain now carelesslywith feet planted on the groundand look up at the sky—feeling my clothes about me,the weight of my body in my shoes,the rim of my hat, air… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 30
POEM A DAY – August 29
take off my socks, touch my feetFor N. I do what you tell me to dobecause I’m telling myself to do it tooI do what you need me to dobecause I’m needing myself to do it tooI do what you love me to do take off my socks, touch my feet Love’s alignment is robusta… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 29
VANESSA SHIELDS 