Orchid Haibun I was gifted a giant 8 flower (plus 3 buds)double-stem 5 leafphalaenopsis orchidand when I put it on thedining room table the three other orchidswere like: come on!these orchids haven’tflowered in yearsthey’re floppy-leavedsingle stem-ed, rootslike a crone’s knobbyknuckled fingersknocked over at leastonce a week by errantelbows or puppy-bumpson the table legsne’er a melted ice cubein… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 29
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POEM A DAY – May 25
Killing Darlings I’ve been madly & gracefullykilling my darlings. Had to.See, today was the deadline(get it?) for edits before sendingthe novel manuscript to the copy editor (yup, another editor for morekilling editing). So after madly &gracefully receiving feedback fromreaders, I slashed & chopped & maimed & moved so many darlings:words, sentences, paragraphs. Even(wait for it) FOUR characters… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 25
POEM A DAY – May 23
Rainy Days at the Cottage are as important as the sunnypetrichor wafting the space like a blues songtwo-stepping with must and skin-soaked sunscreen deciding on which dvd, or if you’re cottage is blessedwith nostalgic bliss, which vhs movie to watch:Ghost, The Parent Trap, The Lost Boys, Jaws playing Crazy Eights with cards so old they’re… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 23
VANESSA SHIELDS 