On Writing

POEM A DAY – March 19

This Now

The dog snores.
The coffee colds.
The heat whirs.

Pope Joan
Hestia
Sappho and

Marguerite Porete 
await my attention.
The journal pulses.

Death is open-mouthed
swallowing another
body into its belly

depth, darkness:
the hold before 
a new birthing

untangles into the
light. Grief is a
grotto we slink

into – weep, laugh
sigh, sleep. Our
flushed cheeks 

press against
seashell 
walls.

One thought on “POEM A DAY – March 19

  1. I love starting my day with your words Vanessa. They certainly inspire thought and investigation ~ you rock sister V!

    thanks for including me 🥰 write on and do not forget to get,

    your rest, your occasional retail therapy,

    your dose of love making!

    Robin M.

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