Fog for those of us with our head in the cloudswhen the clouds touch down, we groundbow into the surrender of that which wecan see but cannot hold, like all the bestthings: love, laughter, heat, dreams bow into the surrender of height daringto fall, to feel branch tips like soft kissessuck the marrow from dampening… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 17
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POEM A DAY – February 16
A Flock of Finches in Western BayFor C the finches have arrivedflitting and floating down, down, downto the box of seeds outside the writer’s window heads flicking, beaks foragingin dark nourishmentfreely gifted, warmed under pale sun winter is shiftingher thickened thighs openingtoward spring’s warmth and the cat watchesconsiders, pouncesstartling the finches to flight of course,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 16
POEM A DAY – February 14
let me love what is hereafter Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s Acceptance soft blue whisper of day’s beginning maple’s sturdy reaching toward light children safe in daring dreamscapes a lover curled in passion’s pursuance unfathomable grief twisting in shattered hearts joy leading mourning’s parade toward peace bodies that beautiful on the ribs of Hope’s heaving here is… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 14
POEM A DAY – February 12
Two poems today...but one is super short, so I'm keeping them both on one day. 🙂 Thursday. Let's go! Watch An Animal Today two animals in my inbox this morningpoem-wrapped gifts: an owl, a rabbit, thenwalking into the mechanic’s, a low-glidingcrow screaming over me en-route to anaked maple in the field behind the building.watch an… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 12
VANESSA SHIELDS 