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POEM A DAY – August 20

August 20, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

she tells me to say out loud: I’m not enough, and I don’t want to say it, but I do and then… Energy for self-loveNegotiations isOngoing. This perplexity ofUndulating fearGeneration can stop now.How about that?

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POEM A DAY – April 17

April 17, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

it is a risky move and the timing is never going to be right w(itch) makes sense considering there’s never a good time to ground myself in the swirling extraordinary chaotic energy of using my voice as a translator for my heart’s mad rationalities. it is not lost on me, that the stress of throat-chakra… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 17

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POEM A DAY – MARCH 27

March 27, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Why The Sun Shines So Brightly Today I’m certain that todaythe spirits are holding up the sun. That death is sitting on a benchsipping a strong orange pekoe  in Washington Square Park – the black fenced in yard  where the dogs play. I’m certainthat all the tears shedding today are made of starlight so the spirits holding… Continue reading POEM A DAY – MARCH 27

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