Haiku for love Purple paint on nailsMy man calls them E.T. toesOur love leaves footprints
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Poem 240 & 241 – Well, It Happened & Early Morning on the 401
Well, It Happened… After a pretty sound sleep & rising before the sun,it hits me like a dropped book on the hardwood floor –I forgot to write a poem yesterday!And I blame Harry, Hagrid, Hermione & Hogwarts.I blame the big comfy chair, buttery popcorn, sleepy time tea& polka dot jammies.After 239 poems written240 slipped into… Continue reading Poem 240 & 241 – Well, It Happened & Early Morning on the 401
Poem 239 – The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation
The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation the cicada bounces on the deck in aneruption of fierce ticking & electric expressionthe crow will not stop circling & cawingthe air is slathered with the scent of manurefarmland is near, ripe the knot of worry in my belly has eyesit’s looking up at me waiting for… Continue reading Poem 239 – The Morning of the Last Day of Vacation
VANESSA SHIELDS 