Moving tombs Cairo’s streets shift into light-laden pathways for pharaohtombs on the move A slow-paced spectacle of twenty-two royal mummiesserenaded by symphony & songparaded along the Nile cornicheto a new resting place Ramses II & Hatshepsut arms folded in timeover chests unmovingunder camera’s eyes in vehicles made to mimicdeath boats – surely thereis a stirring… And the Curse flitslike… Continue reading Poem 95 – Moving tombs
Poem 94 – New Book Hangover & Book Reveal!
new book hangover more like hang onI clutched her to my pounding chestmost of the day – placed her gentlyon a counterthe tablealways in eyes’ delight sightin arm’s caress hand’s press nowmy heart is bound paperpoetry in fine linenpages aflutter Yesterday was an incredible day! I met my dear publisher Aimee at Gertrude's Writing Room… Continue reading Poem 94 – New Book Hangover & Book Reveal!
Poem 93 – Book In My Hands
Book In My Hands This birthing emotional spectrum from stardust to deep earth to seed to trunk to treethe heavy pressing into pagesoh the holding of Time – inked A book the galaxy of its giving its open-hearted takingthe glorious exchange between writer & readerthe tongue the ear the sounds of life delivered the feasting… Continue reading Poem 93 – Book In My Hands
VANESSA SHIELDS 