I was looking for a new journal, and pulled one off the shelf (heck, yeah, I have a shelf of fresh new journals!). It had some writing in it! Some stickers too...a forgotten start, which I realize was due to the wide girth of the lines on the page. Too wide! But, the writing was… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 23
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POEM A DAY – April 3
wearing a dress on a spring morning green with white flowersballoon sleevesleft slit thigh-high calves and toeswinter hairywedding bandsmagnet ringbeaded necklacefeather earringsfrom auntie M wind whips close eyeshead backarms wideheart open secure themessagein skin here nowgust-ed and these...everywhere. Beauty, beauty, beauty!
#NPM22 – The Intimacy of Smelling Flowers & The Intimacy of the Dog Under the Table
The Intimacy of Smelling Flowers The leaning inface to flowerthe yellow dust of pollenmaybe ants squirmingin bursts of bloomingthe nose contactpetal kissesthe scents openingsenses – the delightof stopping The necessity of connection The Intimacy of the Dog Under the Table For Cyndi I am up before the birdsshe follows, jowls still heavy with sleephips rocking… Continue reading #NPM22 – The Intimacy of Smelling Flowers & The Intimacy of the Dog Under the Table
VANESSA SHIELDS 