Grad Days On the bed, I gather my daughter under my armI open to the journal entry I wrote about finishing high schoolShe reads it out loud, stumbling on my messy cursive wordsWe laugh at the similarities: the dreaded math examthe pull of adulthood on our minds, the exhaustion in our bodies Then the dog… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 15
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POEM A DAY – June 14
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POEM A DAY – June 13
Here's what's incredible about writing in a journal my entire life - I can find big moments like prom and graduation...read myself back to life. This poem includes snippets from the entry I wrote the day after my prom. Grade 12. Age 18. Tonight, my daughter has her prom, some thirty years (and five days!)… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 13
VANESSA SHIELDS 