Bowl Did you knowa bowl hasa body hasa waist afoot and arim? Also abottom, of course. Have you everbeen bowled over?Bowling? Have you ever been bowledover whilst bowling? The act of rolling is to bowl. A bowl is a basin a holder a shape with an open top a large structure for sport or entertainment or both – something super. Did you know the contentsof a… Continue reading Poem 38 – Bowl
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Poem 37 – I Dare You
I Dare You Dizzybusy bebop makerproud prankstermystic mentorkind kidnapper ofPhil Woods (1956) Dizzyhis cheeks proclamationsto the power of breathbursting barrierson the trumpet’s slippery soul Dizzyhis fingers testamentsto the deliverance ofdivine demonstrations of complex syncopationtrigger happyvalve vivaciousharmonious chopsthat lick embersinto fast jiving flames Dizzyjust listen: Salt peanutsCubana Be-Cubana BopManteca Listen hard &try not to moveI dare you be moved… Continue reading Poem 37 – I Dare You
Poem 36 – Displacement
Displacement “…displace a moment’s hate with organizedLove…” from ‘Faces’, Poems by Maya Angelou every prejudice pausedis a lightning bolt liftedfrom a constantly trembling earth like gods we can bewith our choices to strike or be a lightelectrifying change every prejudice pausedis a displacement of hate organize your hateinto thundering pausesthen free them intothe great canyon of equality… Continue reading Poem 36 – Displacement
Poem 35 – Masumune
Masumune she’s hiding knees to chest – rocking tucking her face in her handsso she doesn’t have to see words have becomeHonjō Masumunea marching army of the sharpest swords on the planet she is afraid of howthe words make her feel confused crushed cruel her truths are out there somewhereglimmering on the dangerousedges of Ws and… Continue reading Poem 35 – Masumune
VANESSA SHIELDS 