Thank you the exchangesthe give & takethe thank you & you’re welcomebricks that build bridges between bodies over time & spacerubber boots throughtear-thickened marshes of griefa handkerchief as big as the world gratefulness is a languagewe all understanddevastatingly necessarylasting like love’s chorus ...floating on the love....grateful...saying thank you...and holding this experience in my heart...
Thimbles Poetry Performance Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UABFJ-jrrxM "It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.""...heart wrenchingly beautiful..." "...luminous! Beautiful, riveting reading..." "...original, professional, touching..." "...so damn good. You opened my heart...""...absolutely heart moving!" This video was filmed on location at Suede Productions Inc. in Windsor, ON. Featuring poet Vanessa Shields, Amanda Guitard on trumpet… Continue reading Thimbles Poetry Performance Video
Poem 120 – Hang Over & GRAND THANKS!
Hang over it all hangs overthe gratefulnessa fresh layer of skinthe elation electric hair-raising constant hum marrow made of joystem cells carryinglove like oxygenthis is a differentdose of alive sugar headachetemples pulsing with the pleasureof purpose ribs like bone clotheslineswith pinned up mouthssmiling & ripecheeks landing padsfor tear stormstouching downinterior quakesperfectly shiftingmy core complete heavinessa community quiltflung… Continue reading Poem 120 – Hang Over & GRAND THANKS!
VANESSA SHIELDS 