Good morning lovelies! Today's poem is a three-fer! It is in response to a found poem (or found poetry book, in this case) written in the form of an abecedarian poem that is also an acrostic poem. I wrote this piece last year during a poetry marathon wherein myself and Cassie Caverhill wrote 12 poems… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 14
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Poem 299 – Sheep Love (Found Poem)
Sheep Love C S. (Found Poem) On the handle of the shopping cart at the Real Canadian Superstorea note on a clean white stickerwords in crisp Times black: SheepLoveC S. Stop me in my hurried tracksWho is C S?Why do sheep love him? Her? They?What context brought these words together?What mind put them to adhesive… Continue reading Poem 299 – Sheep Love (Found Poem)
Poem 72 – Memories Triggered in Linen
Memories Triggered in Linen teal linen card stock squareI find in the bread basketamong the cement-hard crumbsbroken plastic date tags moldy bread blanketed ina furry shade of green naked in bathroomhand-written on the paperI crumple before I rememberwhat moments are heldin the words I open the cardre-open the woundfeel it seep into my palm that day… Continue reading Poem 72 – Memories Triggered in Linen
VANESSA SHIELDS 