Amaryllis II I kiss the white waist of her petal closestto my face after I open the curtainsin the living room In response she arches into my cheekwe both smile Then in the kitchenon the crumb-sweateredcutting board – a wishbone in waitdried for weekscrusted in muscle I pick it upconsider the act of a two-persontradition reducedto one Consider the consequence oftesting fortune… Continue reading Poem 15 – Amaryllis II
Poem 14 – New Moon Mediation – The Mountain Goat
New Moon Meditation - The Mountain Goat I envision a mountain goatIt is maleA worn copper bellhangs under his chinHe has buck teethbright white like Chicletsstartling blue eyes a smile that lifts moreon the right than on the lefta laugh hides under hisbottom lip The mountain goat eats rootsMy rootsPlunged deeply in thecentre of the earthHe… Continue reading Poem 14 – New Moon Mediation – The Mountain Goat
Poem 13 – A Conversation Piece That Comes to a Head
A Conversation Piece That Comes to a Head*For Charis Off to Denmark we gofor a visit with John Dillermand(aka John Wienerman)A man clad in a red & white striped bathing suit (the tank topshirt & shorts kind)He often sports a purple & yellowtuque atop his head & hisbright blue eyes & bushy blackmustache round out a… Continue reading Poem 13 – A Conversation Piece That Comes to a Head
VANESSA SHIELDS 