take off my socks, touch my feetFor N. I do what you tell me to dobecause I’m telling myself to do it tooI do what you need me to dobecause I’m needing myself to do it tooI do what you love me to do take off my socks, touch my feet Love’s alignment is robusta… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 29
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POEM A DAY – AUGUST 9
Maps IV For N he sutures the rip in our map-tapestry with his tonguethe way his soft white beard emotes makes me swoonthis compass always points Us so when we veerindependentthe latitudes lead heart-forth& the starry sky flips, falls on our naked time has no place in this legendlove atlas-es, outlasts each body& yet, we… Continue reading POEM A DAY – AUGUST 9
POEM A DAY – March 22
As I mentioned in my last post, on Friday I was at a fundraiser where I offered Poetry on Demand. What is that? It is a fun, poem-making experience I've been doing for years...I have bowls of word cubes that people choose from...up to three words per person. Sometimes they choose randomly. Sometimes they look… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 22
VANESSA SHIELDS 