Good dirt under my fingernails like waxing-moon eyeliner, in my nose like pepper flakes noir, between my breasts like pesto on plump bread, on my skin caught in sweaty sunscreen like bedazzle…this summer day in the yard yanking and raking and pulling and pushing and mowing and picking and scrubbing and hanging…and now there is… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 30
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POEM A DAY – May 23
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
POEM A DAY – May 1
Today marks the half-way point of Spring - aka Beltane! It gives me calm to know that we're smack dab in the middle of re-wilding change...and that despite the chill that continues to assert itself, sustained summer warmth is coming. And, it's Friday! Yahoo! OH, and it's A FULL MOON tonight! Trees in Sky today… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 1
VANESSA SHIELDS 