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
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POEM A DAY – January 29
This one's been ruminating for a couple of days. I was...curious about a certain person's interior, and so I did a little intuitive visualization...and what I see is...a haibun. Another...can't seem to stop writing them. Intuitive investigation results: his interior is abandoned huskbut for the blonde childplaying with weaponsin the quivering shadowsof a shrunken hearthe… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 29
POEM A DAY – January 9
Even though I've been getting up by six each morning this week, this morning I had to get up at the same time so I could drive my Zia to an appointment at the hospital for seven. This commitment changed everything. I've written this poem in the form a haibun. Er, a sleepy, sloppy haibun.… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 9
Poem 249 – Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School
Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School It is the evening before the first day of schoolone of many firsts that will linger in our storybooksand simon & garfunkelserenade the bivouac of butterflies in my bellymigrating the stunning history of music through me – This bridge over troubled water is rickety and… Continue reading Poem 249 – Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School
VANESSA SHIELDS 