Hi! My apologies for yesterday’s triple-try post debacle. I have no idea why the image was not showing up nor why the spacing was a mess! It looked fine both in the preview and on my site. ! I hope that today’s post is fine!
The Morning After
She said: what just happened?
My hand on her back
Her question in the mouth of time
I just had prom and graduation!
My hand on her hand
Her statement a contraction in my uterus
Spider plant on her windowsill
Reaches for the shadow on the floor
IN OTHER NEWS…A REVIEW OF THIMBLES!
A new review of my poetry collection Thimbles came out yesterday! What a lovely surprise and fine reminder that no matter when the reviews roll in, they are much appreciated! Thank you very much for the positive review by Dr. Andrew Knight-Messenger!
AND…IT’S T-MINUS THIRTEEN DAYS TO THE BIG LAUNCH OF WE THE MOURNERS!
I will continue to take pre-orders, if you’d like! I can have your book signed and ready for you at the launch, if you can attend! Simply send me an email telling me that you’d like a copy, and send an etransfer of $20 to shieldsvanessa@gmail.com. Some folks are asking if they need to RSVP for the launch – NOPE! However, if you’re going, and you’ve pre-ordered a book – let me know so I make sure I have it signed and ready for you!
A reader sent me a message after she received her copy of ‘We the Mourners’. She said:
“I hadn’t realized that I could dip in and that each page would be a divination!”
!!! Indeed…one fun fact about this long poem is that, yes, you can open to any page and start reading there or use the table of contents and let your heart be divinely guided by the themes…! Thank you, Joanne!
VANESSA SHIELDS 