Declaration The water in the mountain stream was clear like true loveCold like 5am on a winter morning stretch proud to be awakeWhen I gathered it in my palms it shocked me like a thousand Pages of book paper cutting into me – magnificent It wasn’t yesterday that we had this exchangeBut moons and moons ago,… Continue reading Poem 168 – Declaration & Starred Independent Book Review for Thimbles!
Poem 167 – Sway
Sway See the forest for its treesTouch bark, caress woundsListen to the choirof leaves opening When a tree fallsIt will – triumphantlyBe witnessTrust in the exchange of delicate decay& rebirthBe the forest, hold its breezeExpect to sway
Poem 166 – Missing I
Missing I It’s trueIts personTheir sightOver thereIs whereThey wearTheir flareThey’re fairIn theirSharing, stillSometimes it’sThe smallestThings theyMiss likeThe Mrs.Missing herRight eyeWhile sheWrites outThe storyOf whereIt went Live on Instagram w/ Dream Poet For Hire! On Monday, June 28th, at 8pm join myself and fellow poet-on-demand Marshall James Kavanaugh as we read poetry and talk poetry and… Continue reading Poem 166 – Missing I
VANESSA SHIELDS 