Nonna watches me from the AlpiniBlack and white photo, circa 1953 I colour hearts on the calendar daystime passes in smitten pinklove shapes under moon phasesmimosa yellow, glaucous blueI’ve been waxing for a week now yesterday morning was for poetryD held her gorgeous face in her perfect hands:It’s so hard! It’s so hard to write… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 22
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POEM A DAY – February 4
On her award-winning podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Amy Poehler asked Carol Burnette how old she feels inside. Julia Louis-Dreyfus also asks this question of her guests on her amazing podcast, Wiser Than Me. Wednesday Haiku birds sing to springicicles drip earthboundinside I’m twelve What age do you feel inside?
POEM A DAY – January 31
I had a vivid dream...and it slathered me in melancholy...tried to release it into a poem. I think it was motivated by all the erotic writing I've been reading as we prep for our upcoming writing retreat...I am alchemically affected by all the...tension and mystery and mischief and pleasure. And the thrill of the haibun… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 31
POEM A DAY – January 27
Colour Poem with Haiku The garbage truck is painted deep burgundy and soft yellowThe garbage man’s coat is neon orange and the garbage bins are navy blue The snow is look-at-me milk nestling up the grey-brown bark of the maple treeThe sky is tri-coloured wool: quiet pink hopeful bisque clean ocean I am coffee contemplativePeriwinkle… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 27
VANESSA SHIELDS 