POEM A DAY – April 23

April 23, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

I was looking for a new journal, and pulled one off the shelf (heck, yeah, I have a shelf of fresh new journals!). It had some writing in it! Some stickers too...a forgotten start, which I realize was due to the wide girth of the lines on the page. Too wide! But, the writing was… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 23

On Writing

Poem 342 – I Burned My Tongue & YIN Link & Open House tonight!

December 8, 2021 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

I Burned My Tongue hot gravy oozing over meatscorched the centrenow it’s rough with tender pain sometimes hunger does that –brings a biting, hasty excitementscarring a song of sorenesson a body part for further harkening I roll my tongue under myfront teeth, try to lift the tantrummed tissuewill my speech be different today –smouldering in… Continue reading Poem 342 – I Burned My Tongue & YIN Link & Open House tonight!