Oh Medieval Vagina Fleshy rose!You are back – unfoldingon the pages of my new collection I am coming home!Into your warm embraceThis space of divine exuberance! I apologize for stretching our connectionClearly you are tightening your gripon my pen-holding fingers once again Here we go!Deep-diving into medieval timesMargery is here tooWe are engaged in your… Continue reading Poem 279 – Oh Medieval Vagina & Yin Writing Zoom Link
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Poem 258 – Inside Patchouli
Inside patchouli Autumn mornings in concert with cricketscicadas witnessing the sun’s forehead nuzzle dawn into day the accepted repetition of arriving the achievement of such repetition the musk of knowing & choosing the light – the illumination of being a thing fully this oil of my youthlingers on sweater sleeveslifts me like his kiss can
Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
One Thing At A Time Hear the alarmSnooze itFinish the bizarre dreamHear the alarm againSit upRub eyesHear the soundtrack fade inThe symphony of wakingThe crackle of electricityThe churn of marrowThe waft of bloodThe moan of muscleAll this and more ledBy multiple conductorsVoices like batonsGuiding lyrics into now Do thisThen thisEven though it feels like moreIt… Continue reading Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
Poem 255 – haiku for night
Haiku for Night this trampoline mindthoughts bounce land bounce land – then soarrecharge on the moon
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 