“So how am I? Where am I? Dear, love…I feel a kind of quiet, layered between nerves and guilt and curiosity…and hope...” from journal, September 5, 2022 So how am I? Where am I? Dear, love…Today, I feel a similar quiet, peaceful in my deeps, hopeful in my heart beats. Autumn is showing her strength… Continue reading FALL EQUINOX
Tag: National Novel Writing Month
Poem 335 – Tell Each Other & Yin Writing
Tell Each Other The following things: If there’s a rice-looking snot in a nostril (or any shape of snot, actually)If there’s a dark chunk of food between teeth (or any coloured chunk of food, actually) If breathe is deathlyIf a bra shows throughIf ear wax is showingIf one smells like poo If you need an… Continue reading Poem 335 – Tell Each Other & Yin Writing
Poem 317 – Around the Table
around the table we gathered felt our stories lifting lilting tilting into each other’s smiles inhaled the glory of common motivations inspirations that shape-shifted like the characters we attempted to contain embraced the soundtrack of fingertips on keyboards the orchestra of self-expression intersecting with trumpet-laughter jazz yellow daisies alive & listening petal pranced across the… Continue reading Poem 317 – Around the Table
Poem 305 – Veil & NaNoWriMo Starts Today!
VeilOn All Souls Day The veil is thina silk sifter between parallel planesbut I don’t see you I want to, dad, to hold your handlike I never did when your body was near me I want to, Nonna, to walk beside you on the mountain toplike I never did when your body was near me… Continue reading Poem 305 – Veil & NaNoWriMo Starts Today!
VANESSA SHIELDS 