Snow in April March I know there’s three more days of March but my mind is in April, and my stomach is in Tuscany, and my spine is in bed, and my legs are knee deep in Lake Huron in July. I know the earth is spinning and that Mother Nature is getting dizzy and… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 28
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POEM A DAY – February 12
Two poems today...but one is super short, so I'm keeping them both on one day. 🙂 Thursday. Let's go! Watch An Animal Today two animals in my inbox this morningpoem-wrapped gifts: an owl, a rabbit, thenwalking into the mechanic’s, a low-glidingcrow screaming over me en-route to anaked maple in the field behind the building.watch an… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 12
POEM A DAY – February 3
Asia One time, the cat had fleas.She wasn’t ‘our’ cat but a catmy mom said she’d watchwhen her best friend movedto Japan (husband was inThe US Navy). The cat wasfat, fluffy, black and whiteand she didn’t like people.There was no petting her.If she had a kind momentit was to throw a smug glareas she sauntered… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 3
POEM A DAY – January 30
I had a whole other poem nearly ready to go...then I googled something and realized the thing I was writing about already existed...and so the poem didn't really work anymore. C'est la vie! I switched paths and wrote another haibun (!)! This time, the haiku is spread out within the stanzas. Current Events Managing ice… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 30
VANESSA SHIELDS 