Anything like this ever happen to you? The StairsFor D.M My Nonna’s house is a sanctuaryan extension of the Catholic Churcha rectory a block and a half awayfrom the gold-gilded arches and theweary-faced saints statues of St. Angela Merici Jesus is herehe waits for me on the landing at the top of the carpeted stairswhere… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 8
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
POEM A DAY – January 7
Pulled a line from Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem, 'Building the World We Believe In' In second grade, I remember…After Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s ‘Building the World We Believe In’ The classroom was on the second floorascending the giant staircase, twenty-kids wide at leastmy stomach always scrambling at my heelsanxiety wrapped around my ribs like honey I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 7
POEM A DAY – January 6
Language Arts I You have to get up at 6am! It is time to get up. Stop eating junk food! Eat well so your body is strong. I have so much work to do! I am being me as I do this task right now. The paradigm shift loves a solid strike through.Self-kindness matters like… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 6
POEM A DAY – January 5
Today's poem was inspired by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem of the day: 'Give up Rosemerry, He Wrote In His Letter’ What Beauty Arrives As I Let Go?After Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s ‘Give up Rosemerry, He Wrote In His Letter’ I forward fold into the Taoist concept of wu weimy muscles protest yet strengthenmy eyes close, my… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 5
VANESSA SHIELDS 