Getting Up Earlier attempts to get up earlier are successful but woozyare their lullabies for the dawn?the song in my brain sings s l e e p it is so beautiful in the dark – under the spellof dreams still livingI am at the beach with Amy Poehler in a garage bulging with cobwebs &… Continue reading Poem 76 – Getting Up Earlier
Category: On Writing
Poem 75 – Etymology of Dead Line
Etymology of Dead Line curiosity about the etymologyof the word deadline leads meto a black & white photodated August 1864 of theBurial Detail at AndersonvilleConfederate Prison for Soldiers ‘dead line’ the space betweenlife & death the confluenceof the River Breath & the RiverNo Breath – a rough passage around the prison this line sofrightfully dug… Continue reading Poem 75 – Etymology of Dead Line
Poem 74 – scared/sacred
scared/sacredfor Janet rising in the darknessink into journal pages a demon womana starving childa new moon miracle witnessing pink strands inthe azure sky lifting upthe golden light unfurling into this daya little scared butaware that a small changechanges everything So, I worked all day creating my virtual book tour page and including the beautiful book… Continue reading Poem 74 – scared/sacred
VANESSA SHIELDS 