Give This to Her Oh Dawn Sun!I plead!Forget the trees & oceansLeave the bees & flowersAs you gather your lightLike skirts on hips of horizonsGlare all your power intoThe dull scythe of Death’s horror dark Give the arms of this day to her miracleEmbrace her fighting soul knotted in theDevastated landscape of her war-torn body… Continue reading Poem 254 – Give This To Her
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Poem 253 – In the Park
In the park The smiling stroll upThe join meThe this is a lovely surprise!The two-sentence catch-upThe seeds of loaded questionsThe forest of answersThe skin raised in connectionThe golden silenceThe eyes welled with tearsThe raw emotionThe divine understandingThe gift givingThe energy exchangeThe truth in see you again
Poem 250 – Daily Self-Assessment Tool
Daily Self-Assessment Tool Answer the following questions truthfully every day before beginning your work. How old do you feel?Have you felt lost in the last fourteen days? If so, did you find yourself?Did you self-isolate and reflect upon your condition for ten days?Have you come into contact with a person who lost herself? If so,… Continue reading Poem 250 – Daily Self-Assessment Tool
Poem 249 – Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School
Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School It is the evening before the first day of schoolone of many firsts that will linger in our storybooksand simon & garfunkelserenade the bivouac of butterflies in my bellymigrating the stunning history of music through me – This bridge over troubled water is rickety and… Continue reading Poem 249 – Haibun for the Eve Before the First Day of School
VANESSA SHIELDS 