Well, It Happened… After a pretty sound sleep & rising before the sun,it hits me like a dropped book on the hardwood floor –I forgot to write a poem yesterday!And I blame Harry, Hagrid, Hermione & Hogwarts.I blame the big comfy chair, buttery popcorn, sleepy time tea& polka dot jammies.After 239 poems written240 slipped into… Continue reading Poem 240 & 241 – Well, It Happened & Early Morning on the 401
Poem 239 – The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation
The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation the cicada bounces on the deck in aneruption of fierce ticking & electric expressionthe crow will not stop circling & cawingthe air is slathered with the scent of manurefarmland is near, ripe the knot of worry in my belly has eyesit’s looking up at me waiting for… Continue reading Poem 239 – The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation
Poem 238 – The Great Canadian Challenge
The Great Canadian Challenge before anything else – jump in the waterbefore coffee & donutsbefore lists & laundrybefore texts & emailsjump in the water the poolthe pondthe riverthe lakethe ocean get your body in the waterlet it work its magiczap your skin awakesqueeze your heart to gentle shockbegin the day in nature’s aquatic embrace& ripple… Continue reading Poem 238 – The Great Canadian Challenge
Poem 237 – Haibun for Lake Huron & Reading
Haibun for Lake Huron my feet firmly rooted in the sandLake Huron sways me like I’m her firstbornher cool water tinged with soft seaweed greenholds me delicately – I am pages in her bookof letting go as she helps me lift the worry inkfrom the deeps of my skin in her body – great Lake… Continue reading Poem 237 – Haibun for Lake Huron & Reading
VANESSA SHIELDS 