walk …how the deciduous trees smell like wet towelsthe elm trees smell like sneeze-spit dried on an armhow both the man walking his dog and the womanwalking her dog say hello… how the constructionworkers say good morning to each other and everyother orange & black traffic pylon is brand newthe dust of the hot, hot… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 1
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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
Poem 167 – Sway
Sway See the forest for its treesTouch bark, caress woundsListen to the choirof leaves opening When a tree fallsIt will – triumphantlyBe witnessTrust in the exchange of delicate decay& rebirthBe the forest, hold its breezeExpect to sway
VANESSA SHIELDS 