What my shoulders said & why I listened I’m done carrying all this weight, they saidIt’s too heavy, they continuedThe world, its death, its fear, its weather –We’re letting go of it all, they said. Neck, they said,You work so hard to hold up the headBut the head needs a rest, they saidLet us help… Continue reading Poem 351 – What my shoulders said & why I listened
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Poem 350 – Watching The Family Stone Each Holiday Season
Watching The Family Stone Each Holiday Season The ceremonial necessities are as follows:Polka-dot pajamasFuzzy slippersHot popcornSteaming teaTissue The candles must be lit & flames at attentionThe others must be asleep & stepping into dreamlandThe dogs must be snuggled on the sofa, bum-to-bum Starting the film opens the gatesI am the kitchen the food the clothing… Continue reading Poem 350 – Watching The Family Stone Each Holiday Season
Poem 349 – #everyonecanpoem & YIN writing link
everyonecanpoem #everyonecanpoem For Natalie Gather all ye literary citizens!Take up your pens & slice intothe grace of glorious ambiguity With a bit of death clinging toour skins the poem livesto genuflect before us or toggleoff our backs or lick our lipsor yell vagina from mountainswe write into Being – preciouswith our being All hail the… Continue reading Poem 349 – #everyonecanpoem & YIN writing link
Poem 348 – Moonbeam & Link to Zoom
Moonbeam “…how do you hold a moonbeam in your hand…” How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, The Sound of Music film, 1965 oh! it is here surprising in its sob-studded presence! the hole I’ve been so strongly filling in with the Everythings of Liferevealed like ten dervishes whirling it open – the space… Continue reading Poem 348 – Moonbeam & Link to Zoom
VANESSA SHIELDS 