VeilOn All Souls Day The veil is thina silk sifter between parallel planesbut I don’t see you I want to, dad, to hold your handlike I never did when your body was near me I want to, Nonna, to walk beside you on the mountain toplike I never did when your body was near me… Continue reading Poem 305 – Veil & NaNoWriMo Starts Today!
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Poem 304 – Ghosts
Ghosts “Ghosts, to make themselves manifest, require two conditions abhorrent to the modern mind: silence and continuity,” Edith Wharton (from her book, Ghosts) Funnily enough, just yesterday I was discussing the necessity of silence – especially in nature. The need to close the human mouth & pause its outflow under a canopy of trees, for… Continue reading Poem 304 – Ghosts
Poem 303 – Every Cell in this Body
Every cell in this body A hurricane of emotion Every cell in this body Kilometres of shredded rope Every cell in this body A light show Every cell in this body Wetlands of worry Every cell in this body Fractals of fear Where did the fire go?Who has the needle?How strong was the thread? This… Continue reading Poem 303 – Every Cell in this Body
VANESSA SHIELDS 