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Tag: poem a day

On Writing

Poem 266 – Haiku for Film Noir

September 24, 2021 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Haiku for film noir cut dark into lightlet the hero hold the knifematch the moon’s sharp scream

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Poem 265 – Wander

September 23, 2021 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Wander if you’re wondering what your purpose isthat means you know you have one certain things take years to beginbut that doesn’t mean they don’t exist before they start a story has a purposea story takes ten years to begin a butterfly is a soul migrating until the perfect wind breathes under the perfect wingthe… Continue reading Poem 265 – Wander

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Poem 264 – The THIS of it

September 21, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

The THIS of It - for Nic the vastnesses of exchangethat ventilate – the sliced open hole in the bleeding trachea of life the THIS beyond the language that gives it life in the deep deepnesses of nowthat suture this love on your everything. THIS. your story shared [THIS] your naked ode [THIS] here in… Continue reading Poem 264 – The THIS of it

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