Two Sleeps ‘till Cheesecake the comfort foods brings is realfrom the moment you know it’s coming… warm sourdough bread soaking up warm buttergreen grapes so crunchy your teeth smilehot fudge - the spoonful at the bottom of the bowlmelted ice cream bubbly & thina salty french fry to wipe up the sidescheesecake thick cold so… Continue reading Poem 117 – Two Sleeps ’till Cheesecake
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Poem 115 – Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning back at the dining room tablecooling coffeecoffee breath thickfour pensthree journalstwo markershand-written poemson pretty pink paperthe tops ragged fromtearing them off the padoverflowing bread basketrecycled paper napkinstoo many to fit in the holderso they topple under thelaptop cord & virtual schoolprint-outs the napkin holderholding up Miller’s cell phonethe Mega To Do Listthis poem… Continue reading Poem 115 – Sunday Morning
Poem 112 – Promised Lee
Promised Lee Headlamp burnt outon all foursdragging damp bonesover sharp stonesthe wind a violentwarden with an addiction to chaosshe whips & slapsbranches & vinessurrendering at her pulls For weeks nowdragging these dreamsin open woundsblood glistening underthe glare of ananxious sunprayers drapedlike shrouds sentto the startled moonwhose tides disconnectthe body from the land Where are you, promised… Continue reading Poem 112 – Promised Lee
VANESSA SHIELDS 