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Tag: Poetry

On Writing

Found Heart Poem, Amazon Poem

January 4, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

While I was labelling all my journals over the holiday, I found something I'd written on the back of a page of stickers. It looks like it might have been the beginning of a song as 'bridge' and 'chorus' are included...And so, today we get a two-for...a two-fer? Two poems for one because I wanted… Continue reading Found Heart Poem, Amazon Poem

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Solstice Poem

December 23, 2020 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

the constant dazzle of stars reminds us how to honour –     the black sky      the patient moon     the gathering of light so it can restthe day with the shortest light is the day with the thickest hopeas we fold into the knowing of the nightchristmas can be found in every evening's arch toward morning's neck… Continue reading Solstice Poem

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Reveals

December 22, 2020 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

I did a new moon meditation on Monday, December 14. It was a revelation. Meditating does that, reveals things, I know but this time it was different. This time, when I was led down the path of seeing dreams, of traveling anywhere in the world, of hearing a message, of reading a message...I saw what… Continue reading Reveals

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