Much Happening in the Air there is much happening in the air this morningblue jays throwing screamsrobins rolling rebuttals perhaps they converse about the coming heatcomplain about droning leaf blowers – the feather-shaking annoyance of themthey know very well that the wind is more than capable of making leaves dance whatever their grievance or gratefulnessit… Continue reading Poem 122 – Much Happening in the Air
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
Poem 121 – Thank you
Thank you the exchangesthe give & takethe thank you & you’re welcomebricks that build bridges between bodies over time & spacerubber boots throughtear-thickened marshes of griefa handkerchief as big as the world gratefulness is a languagewe all understanddevastatingly necessarylasting like love’s chorus ...floating on the love....grateful...saying thank you...and holding this experience in my heart...
Thimbles Poetry Performance Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UABFJ-jrrxM "It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.""...heart wrenchingly beautiful..." "...luminous! Beautiful, riveting reading..." "...original, professional, touching..." "...so damn good. You opened my heart...""...absolutely heart moving!" This video was filmed on location at Suede Productions Inc. in Windsor, ON. Featuring poet Vanessa Shields, Amanda Guitard on trumpet… Continue reading Thimbles Poetry Performance Video
VANESSA SHIELDS 