Prayer Ode to the Book Launch Oh celebration!of word-filled hourspulling meanings fromthe stars & makingmagic with cursive & type Oh justified jubilation!of the heart’s messagesmade miracle intoform & shape the scentof blood-inkcollected & boundfor hands & heartsto hold Oh electric magnificence!on the busy tech highwayjoin voices & faces intime & space to hear& see &… Continue reading Poem 119 – Prayer Ode to the Book Launch
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Poem 118 – Getting Ready
Getting ready stitching myselfinto the quietbefore theperfect storm threaded withparadoxI’m a push down& lift up offear & hoperespectfully these hoursare lined withsurrenderher tendercloth anembrace I’ve gotNonna’sthimblea bowlfor myheart soonI’llbeReady TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! We're so close, friends! I've been a wobbly mess this week...but today, my focus is staying calm. Breathing through my worries… Continue reading Poem 118 – Getting Ready
Poem 109 – Butter
Butter butter on fingersmakes pen’s body slipperylike dew on poems TEN DAYS TO VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH! Thank you to everyone who has already registered for my virtual book launch on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:30pm! Yippeee! Books are selling like butter-drippy hotcakes! Thank you for that too! Here's a link to register for the… Continue reading Poem 109 – Butter
VANESSA SHIELDS 