Didn’t all day didn’t open the laptop all daychose the garage & the shedlifted bins & swept steps peeled & mashed potatoesdrowned everything in gravy saw the harvest moon so large & luscious in the skyit frightened me took my breath away & tucked it in a passing wind now I reach for it let… Continue reading Poem 261 – Didn’t All Day
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Poem 252 – Contemplations on Morning Choices
Contemplations on Morning Choices What makes a morning bodyWant tea instead of coffee?Oatmeal instead of eggs?Sleep instead of exercise? These questions as I sip teaEat oatmeal while yesterday’sCoffee and eggs hold protestSigns in my thighs:COFFEE IS BEST!EGG-XELLENT CHOICE! Exercise is rare in the morningPoor choice is huddled out frontBehind the giant mapleAnd sleep Sleep is… Continue reading Poem 252 – Contemplations on Morning Choices
Poem 235 – P.S. What is Tom Cruise Doing Right Now?
P.S. What is Tom Cruise Doing Right Now? It’s a postscript I’ve been writing for decadesbeneath my ‘love always’ & signature, thewondering ribbon bow of last thought inmy journal entries – What is Tom Cruisedoing right now? It’s a nod to childhoodfantasy, a pan-flash of curiosity about adifferent life path, a nostalgic air kiss tothe… Continue reading Poem 235 – P.S. What is Tom Cruise Doing Right Now?
Poem 229 – Marrow
Marrow Pain passes membranesslyly smilesteeth blackened, daggeredbite through timespit-splatter into lifetimesbeyond bodies Karmic lessons danglelike keys fromsoul locksif I listen I canhear them clang It’s the decipheringthat’s difficultthe surround-soundof trauma is deafening So I look for the mouths nowon pain’s shifting facesstick out my armlet them clamp down When bone breaksI know I have the… Continue reading Poem 229 – Marrow
VANESSA SHIELDS 