Stir when I was in the pool, breaststroking in circles, i stirred up the algae, lifted the soft green tinge with my arms, my legs, made a clear centre that I saw only when I stopped stirring, got out, looked at the whole of the body… guilt lacks true rootsuses sunlight, oxygenmy heart, to grow
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POEM A DAY – May 28
Today Is My 48th Birthday & Instead of Writing A Poem I Lived It
POEM A DAY – May 26
outside climbs in robin chatterwind flaresquirrel scamper the raspberry lemon cakeslice on the window ledgewarms in the shade C sent me an articleto read about goldenshadow & I realize that it is envy climbingout of my stomach –a determined wasp not jealousythe distinction sitson the window ledge a crumpled napkinwith a dog hair tuckedin a… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 26
VANESSA SHIELDS 