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VANESSA SHIELDS

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On Writing

POEM A DAY – February 15

February 15, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Haikube Erotic Poem fathom herin liquidsoft damp places promise I used my Love Haikubes to create an erotic poem! Yesterday's Erotic Writing Retreat was spectacular! Triple X thank you to Cassie for being the sexiest and superb-est co-facilitator! And a thousand soft kisses to each of the writers who shared the sacred, sexy, sensual space… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 15

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POEM A DAY – January 26

January 26, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Blinds In my dream this morning in the four o’clock stomach: a toddler, blonde haired, blue-eyed, wore a dress with a hem with a frothy white circumference, in a house filled with rooms half-furnished, blinds mostly closed, and the one I tried to open wanted to fight, the pull strings and the long plastic twisty… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 26

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So this is what’s been happening…

March 20, 2022 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Hello friends! It's been over a month since I've last written. Isn't that wild? What a difference from last year when I wrote a poem every day. Where is that energy and dedication? It is fluttering...fluttering...I have needed time to be...quiet. To put my head down and work. To worry and dream. To sleep and… Continue reading So this is what’s been happening…

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