Morning flower my motivation remainscurled up in bedthe sleep fog didn’tdissipate in the showerI’m holding this pen weird‘cause my fingersaren’t fully awake words are weaklike water-heavy teanearly tastelessbut the heat –the heat gives comfort& remedy to trust thatI will open soon enough feel the day vibrate my toes& dance like a morning flowerin love with… Continue reading Poem 208 – Morning Flower
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Poem 159 – restructuring haibun
Restructuring haibun this body needs an internal restructuring of language its cacophony of voicesbounces off bonescascades down cellsacts like a bunch of bumptious bratsat a bedtime they deny how proudly pugnaciouseven their malicious ponderingsoh, if only I knew how to sift thempowder them blow them away in oneharrowing howl –worth the affliction of this kind of release… Continue reading Poem 159 – restructuring haibun
Poem 121 – Thank you
Thank you the exchangesthe give & takethe thank you & you’re welcomebricks that build bridges between bodies over time & spacerubber boots throughtear-thickened marshes of griefa handkerchief as big as the world gratefulness is a languagewe all understanddevastatingly necessarylasting like love’s chorus ...floating on the love....grateful...saying thank you...and holding this experience in my heart...
Poem 116 – The Alliance of Broken Parts & Moose Magic
The Alliance of Broken Parts some of the broken partsformed an alliance in aneffort to cause an action this action was rooted ina need for connection thattypically hides in a forest of loss so I climbed up on thealliance of broken parts& looked into the forest I felt a deeper loss &when I saw the… Continue reading Poem 116 – The Alliance of Broken Parts & Moose Magic
VANESSA SHIELDS 