Buck Moon, Full and Bright this morning at 2:45am it was me and the moonme and the moon and the navy night sky, nakedthe naked navy night sky held the moon at 2:45and me and the naked night negotiated the light the moon gave me light and I gave the moon lovethe moon loves me… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 29
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
POEM A DAY – July 28
Father Memory my dad used to twist the edge of his moustachefinger tips rolling thick black hair between them in the same way I rubbed two pieces of silkybaby-blanket material between my fingers the effect was calming, steadying, a pullingfocus past fears of fire and famine and failure the baby blanket went missing decades agoand… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 28
POEM A DAY – July 27
sometimes we don’t see the end I mean, how could we?eyes filtered with shades of redmuscles jazz-handingskin zinging from touches that move dreams into concretefutures: marriage, house, babythe inevitability of hardshipslaughable because love because in love everythingis possible except the endand this is not a denial of deathbecause love cradles death a lullaby of knowing…… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 27
VANESSA SHIELDS 