Whole Are we meant to see the whole picture?I mean, how often do you stand naked in front of a full-length mirror& stare at your whole body?Most days it’s the face – a lean in to examine a wrinkle or quick nostril checkPerhaps a medium view boobs shoulders neck faceJudging the tautness of the skin… Continue reading Poem 152 – Whole & The Joy of Editing – This Thursday!
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Poem 151 – Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book
Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book when it happens I call it outto the sofas & the rugto the dust & the dogsto the flowered curtains &the green & yellow plantsto the kids to the husbandto anyone & any thingwith an ability to soak I finished reading my book! reading a book is an… Continue reading Poem 151 – Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book
Poem 150 – to step aside & the Joy of Editing & submissions
to step aside slow & steady wins the raceexcept I’m not in a race & I get that nowoh, what sweet relief to let my armsdrop to my sideto weaken the heaving &expand the intake of breathwhat conscious exaltation to step asidebut keep stepping forward backward sidewaysto sit or roll down a hill into oblivion… Continue reading Poem 150 – to step aside & the Joy of Editing & submissions
VANESSA SHIELDS 