Grad Days On the bed, I gather my daughter under my armI open to the journal entry I wrote about finishing high schoolShe reads it out loud, stumbling on my messy cursive wordsWe laugh at the similarities: the dreaded math examthe pull of adulthood on our minds, the exhaustion in our bodies Then the dog… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 15
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POEM A DAY – June 13
Here's what's incredible about writing in a journal my entire life - I can find big moments like prom and graduation...read myself back to life. This poem includes snippets from the entry I wrote the day after my prom. Grade 12. Age 18. Tonight, my daughter has her prom, some thirty years (and five days!)… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 13
POEM A DAY – April 23
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
VANESSA SHIELDS 