In St. Joachim today...mini-writing retreat...ooo, yeah. Writers In A Mansion With A Lakeview Brown lake water toils, wind-whacked.The lake lakes as the writers write. Poets and fiction writers god-ing.The tap-tap of fingertips on laptop keyboards nestles into the central air pushing intomassive rooms with high ceilings, wood-beamed. There’s enough coffee and confections to fuelthousands of… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 25
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POEM A DAY – April 18
Yellow Fish I have one of those standing fish vases mouth agape, awaiting waterbefore it glug, glug, glugs in joyoussonority after I fill it, pour. It is yellow. It waits beside the blue flower pothoming a lush fern. Yesterday, afterthe panicked rush to the vetafter stuffing my face with freshpita and garlic, after making a nutella cookie sandwich,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 18
Poem 268 – St. Marys, ON
St. Marys, ON - for Rebecca MQ The river is glass reflectionpink horizon pushing calm betweenlush leaves lazing off willow wonder branches –heaven’s hair reaching for tomorrow And also robust rush of water falling –the stacks fumbling from smooth mirrorto conversations constant rollingof liquid tongues speakinga different kind of respect This confluence ofpeace and productionthe… Continue reading Poem 268 – St. Marys, ON
VANESSA SHIELDS 