Dervish Nothing arrivesyet nothing is somethingThe candle flame is fatflickering hard like it’s yellinglike it needs attention My skin is chilled from the morning wingIt’s too cool for Julyyet it’s too hot for July also There’s a frilly itch in my right earI can’t quite make it stop spinningit’s a whirling dervish of an itch… Continue reading Poem 193 – Dervish
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
Poem 192 – Our love – porcelain
Our love – porcelain true porcelain, for centuries resonant,soft to the touch – beautifulfired in Love’s kiln, glazed in tongue kisses – heat-centred today is eighteen years since vows in this lifetimewere forged, re-committed & strengthened onthe stage beneath a full moon & dazzling stars in the kind comfort of this landscape of devotionwe will… Continue reading Poem 192 – Our love – porcelain
Poem 191 – Haiku for the Last Page
Haiku for the Last Page ending is sweet blissa book’s worth of poems greetstomorrow’s heart songs This morning I finished filling up a second journal with poetry for my poem a day writing practice. What a very exciting feeling! The last pageThe second full journalTwo filled journalsThe new poem a day journal
VANESSA SHIELDS 