Three Hundredth Poem alone in the humble darkbefore the sun shifts her crown toward the dayit is – interruptiona guttural sighwild-flame flickeringpeace unsteady yet constantly peace-full can’t remember the first onehundreds of days ago but thefeeling of its beginning lingers herein the ink and blood flow what are they all for?poems caught in the branches… Continue reading Poem 300 – Three Hundredth Poem
Poem 299 – Sheep Love (Found Poem)
Sheep Love C S. (Found Poem) On the handle of the shopping cart at the Real Canadian Superstorea note on a clean white stickerwords in crisp Times black: SheepLoveC S. Stop me in my hurried tracksWho is C S?Why do sheep love him? Her? They?What context brought these words together?What mind put them to adhesive… Continue reading Poem 299 – Sheep Love (Found Poem)
Poem 298 – Admission
Admission I’ve been hidingbehind haiku treesducking under free verse tentssliding into concrete closets cultivating my mastery of procrastination& self-sabotage – in vainbecause these monstersare in my veins – curious cunningvaricose vicioustorturing my soul with the slowflickery of fingers I’ve been hiding because I’m scared of… (will you think less of me if I admit to)… Continue reading Poem 298 – Admission
VANESSA SHIELDS 