So, What Do You Do? I put love in the world.It is a full-time job.I put love in the world.It is a full-time commitment.I put love in the world.It is the most valuable work.I put love in the world.It is the highest paid work.I put love in the world.It is based in lived experience.I put… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 19
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POEM A DAY – January 8
Anything like this ever happen to you? The StairsFor D.M My Nonna’s house is a sanctuaryan extension of the Catholic Churcha rectory a block and a half awayfrom the gold-gilded arches and theweary-faced saints statues of St. Angela Merici Jesus is herehe waits for me on the landing at the top of the carpeted stairswhere… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 8
Love as Activism
Today marks the fifth anniversary of my Nonna's passing. My tummy has been in knots all day. My guts toiled in memories. Today is the last exam for my daughter; her eleventh grade year concluded. Today my son will attend a funeral for a classmate; a bright, compassionate, kind light of a human who passed… Continue reading Love as Activism
VANESSA SHIELDS 