How the day gets away A quick conversation ebbs into an ocean of discoveriesAn eye rest becomes a deep sleep under an afternoon sky blanket A bite gathers courses and expands into dessertA coincidental run-in unfolds into a magical meant-to-be An email response thunders into a manifestoA direct drive corners into a dynamic detour Words… Continue reading Poem 211 – How the day gets away
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Poem 158 – identity haiku & Bruce Meyer Interview Part II
identity haiku blue ink cuticlereminder of who I amshy spiller of words Interview with Bruce Meyer Part II VS: You teach writing. What is a facet of writing that you notice many students/writers struggle with? What is your solution/inspiration for this major writing challenge? BM: The one thing students struggle with is wanting to be… Continue reading Poem 158 – identity haiku & Bruce Meyer Interview Part II
Poem 151 – Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book
Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book when it happens I call it outto the sofas & the rugto the dust & the dogsto the flowered curtains &the green & yellow plantsto the kids to the husbandto anyone & any thingwith an ability to soak I finished reading my book! reading a book is an… Continue reading Poem 151 – Mini-Ode to Finishing Reading an Incredible Book
Poem 84 – Oh, but the voice!
Oh, but the voice! “I said it out loud again, and even though it disappeared, I knew what I said had become a sound in the world.” pg. 104, Edge of the World, from How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa the bodya shape held in a shade of skinthings soft & hardmoving & still… Continue reading Poem 84 – Oh, but the voice!
VANESSA SHIELDS 