Our love – porcelain true porcelain, for centuries resonant,soft to the touch – beautifulfired in Love’s kiln, glazed in tongue kisses – heat-centred today is eighteen years since vows in this lifetimewere forged, re-committed & strengthened onthe stage beneath a full moon & dazzling stars in the kind comfort of this landscape of devotionwe will… Continue reading Poem 192 – Our love – porcelain
Poem 191 – Haiku for the Last Page
Haiku for the Last Page ending is sweet blissa book’s worth of poems greetstomorrow’s heart songs This morning I finished filling up a second journal with poetry for my poem a day writing practice. What a very exciting feeling! The last pageThe second full journalTwo filled journalsThe new poem a day journal
Poem 190 – The Letter & Gertrude’s Writing Room July Hours!
The Letter but firsta letterunloaded wordshandwritten on fancy paper because it calms me downbecause it helps me reflectbecause it makes me smilebecause it’s not 1897 but it still is 1897it always is the perfect day hour minute to handwrite s letter I can feel the ghostof a corset tight-grippingmy ribs I can smell the densemanure of my chuffing horseas it… Continue reading Poem 190 – The Letter & Gertrude’s Writing Room July Hours!
Poem 189 – Already Seen
Already seen deja vu on the wordsconfronted with an infinityof desires and lifestyle choices curious that i’ve read these wordson this computer screen while sitting onthis couch at this 9:30pm on this Wednesdaynight in some parallel state there’s comfort in deja vuthe I-can-sleep-in-more kind of comfortbut also a slight lung crushingbone rubberingslicing of timethat renders… Continue reading Poem 189 – Already Seen
VANESSA SHIELDS 