The Pause she must rememberto stop forgettingwhat day it is in the grand schemethat is when the blood will flow there is a wreath offorget-me-lots circlingher womb – a halo ofpure blues seeping scentsdrug-like dulling the light that lives in thehearts of her last few eggs no, she is not as ripenor as nimble as heryounger golden garden just… Continue reading Poem 6 – The Pause
Poem 5 – Paris, at dawn
PARIS, AT DAWN Another me slipped under my skinlast night as I was readingshe grabbed onto my spinelike it was a light lamp in Parismy blood – a red-tinged fog She was in Paris swingingaround the post one arm outhugging the belly of the infant morningshe’d been up all night dancingonly the sequence on her… Continue reading Poem 5 – Paris, at dawn
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I'm grateful to be a part of the Allie Sunshine Project's Winter Wellness Series - Creative Living, Nurturing the Spirit Within. The series is a four-week class that will ignite your spirit and nurture it to goodness! I will be leading the second session - Words in a Journal - The Art of Creative Expression.… Continue reading Virtual Class Announcement!
VANESSA SHIELDS 