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
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POEM A DAY – March 11
Today's poem is inspired by a line in a poem I received in my inbox from Poets.org. Thank you, Leila and the Poets.org family! Don’t mind the sea at the doorFrom Leila Chatti’s ‘The World Is Too Much With Us’ It’s still night-thick dark when I open the back door.‘Go pee,’ I cue. The dog… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 11
Poem 165 – After days of sunshine – a storm
after days of sunshine - a storm morning is open & ominousthe sky shade of grey speaksin tongues of coming tempestmy bones brace for braverybut the rest of me is scared rain falls in long lineswrites its messages intothe thirsty earth –the maples love to read a seed in me wantsto strip nakedrun into the… Continue reading Poem 165 – After days of sunshine – a storm
VANESSA SHIELDS 