his sweater on the fourth day Holding dog hair in clumps like April snow on branches. Heavy with the surprise of the weight I carry on my shoulders. (Also like April snow on branches, folding into each other as if to say ‘can you feel this too?’ then the wind comes & blows off chunks… Continue reading Poem 111 – his sweater on the fourth day & PIV & New YPL!
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
Poem 110 – Daisy Duplex
Daisy DuplexA poem about the daisy for Miller Bellis perennis daes eageDay’s eye daisy dawn’s blinking blossom Daisy dawn’s blossom blinksPlinked from the field for fortune Fortune’s field her petals pulledBy fingers in need of divinity Fingers need divine guidanceLove or not love petals proclaim Proclamations of love torturousDeath to the daisy that divines The… Continue reading Poem 110 – Daisy Duplex
Poem 109 – Butter
Butter butter on fingersmakes pen’s body slipperylike dew on poems TEN DAYS TO VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH! Thank you to everyone who has already registered for my virtual book launch on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:30pm! Yippeee! Books are selling like butter-drippy hotcakes! Thank you for that too! Here's a link to register for the… Continue reading Poem 109 – Butter
VANESSA SHIELDS 