How it happens Words wing.Soar in my mind on gusts of worry or joy,swoop like precision kestrels into the shadowy depths of my knowingyet even with my intuition firmly in flight, I slip into a sliver of eyeinside the tornado of love & I fall – The yang of departure like clear blue sky, comforting… Continue reading Poem 186 – How it happens
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Poem 185 – Haiku for Heat & Special Guest Poem Haiku for Donut
Haiku for Heat neckline drips desireinner furnace rages heatsummer passion burns Special Guest Writer Haiku for Donut by Charis Cotter fresh donut on platebig sneaky dog on the looseone gulp and it’s gone Oscar, the 'big sneaky dog on the loose', loves donuts. It's just that simple. Look at those eyes....! #protectyourdonuts! Our three-day writing… Continue reading Poem 185 – Haiku for Heat & Special Guest Poem Haiku for Donut
Poem 184 – Because & Thimbles Book Review
Because Because I said in a writing workshop there’s little room for because in a poemBecause every word mattersBecause you are your wordsBecause I am my wordsBecause subordinating conjunctions are necessary and importantBecause it is be + causeBecause be the causeBecause it looks so pretty in cursiveBecause it can start a sentenceBecause because because because… Continue reading Poem 184 – Because & Thimbles Book Review
VANESSA SHIELDS 