Everything Always for M.M. What’s in a tear?his eyes – the depth of his love as it waxes & wanes his moon to your sun divinehis skin – the warmth of it filling you cheek to collarbone chin to palm the beat of his heart drum folding you into his edgeshis hands – the holders… Continue reading Poem 356 Everything Always & Yin Writing Link
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Poem 355 – Solstice
solstice in the clear water my blood lets in clumps like solstice suns in the swathed winter sky. it’s a dream & there is chaos & curious children & mothers who are exhausted but still make time to talk to their girlfriends about family & work. I wake before the shortest lit day begins &… Continue reading Poem 355 – Solstice
Poem 354 – Things
Things I didn’t do All The Things:answer the emailsrespond to the textsmake the phone callsfold the clothesexercisebreathe I just didn’t do All The Thingsbut I did do Some Things& there were tears & laughterthere was fear & long embracesunder the fog-hipped waning Moon Now, I sit with Guiltwe're writing this poemtogether because sheis part of… Continue reading Poem 354 – Things
Poem 352 & 353 – Hands On & I Asked Emily Dickinson Her Thoughts on Isolation…
Poem 352 Hands On when Everything feels meaningless(& by that I mean Everything hurts too much to feel any of it)go outside & put your hands on a tree trunkthen look up at its naked branchesgarnishing the grey sky like a post-script you will experience the calming energy of Significanceyour place in the momentunconditionally loved… Continue reading Poem 352 & 353 – Hands On & I Asked Emily Dickinson Her Thoughts on Isolation…
VANESSA SHIELDS 