Saturday, hey, hey! We the Mourners We the mournersroam the landa planet-sized graveyardwitnessing the body as tombstoneinclined toward the sharp knife ofLove’s lapidarian urgesetching Time woundsinto our skin –urging the most tears We the mournersswallow the sour spacesbetween right & wrongholding the knowledgeof their folly – fools aliveenough to write songspoems plays paintingsin the lush… Continue reading Poem 12 – We the Mourners
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Poem 11 – We the Mourners
Happy Friday! We the Mourners We the mournersroam the landa planet-sized graveyardwitnessing the body as tombstoneinclined toward the sharp knife ofLove’s lapidarian urgesetching Time woundsinto our skin –urging the most tears We the mournersswallow the sour spacesbetween right & wrongholding the knowledgeof their folly – fools aliveenough to write songspoems plays paintingsin the lush language… Continue reading Poem 11 – We the Mourners
Poem 10 – We the Mourners
Ten, ten, scoot to the end...for the newest stanza! We the Mourners We the mournersroam the landa planet-sized graveyardwitnessing the body as tombstoneinclined toward the sharp knife ofLove’s lapidarian urgesetching Time woundsinto our skin –urging the most tears We the mournersswallow the sour spacesbetween right & wrongholding the knowledgeof their folly – fools aliveenough to… Continue reading Poem 10 – We the Mourners
Double Yay!
This just in... Oh, what a feeling to open an email with this wonderful and exciting news! A flash fiction (under 1,000 word fiction story) is moving on to the finalist round! Many thanks to Karen R and Penny-Anne B for sharing this very cool writing website 'Women on Writing' to me...I've been submitting consistently,… Continue reading Double Yay!
VANESSA SHIELDS 