fresh peppers & lavender first I pick the peppersbend & snap the greengoblets off the prickly stem the puppy is mouthingthe yellow peppersspicy nibbled danger sticks strewn on the deckI gather a small abundancefor dinner, veggies & dip the lavender beckonstall-ing towers of sprigscent-sations, I tear a few leaves with my fingersthen palm them &… Continue reading POEM A DAY – JULY 11
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POEM A DAY – June 15 (third time’s a charm?!)
I don't know what was happening with the other posts! The image of the poem with the photo keeps cutting out. Last try. I promise! 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… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 15 (third time’s a charm?!)
VANESSA SHIELDS 