Perfect Sun The sun is a perfect circle of glowing orange.I look into her, my eyes shivering at her circumference.She’s perched behind a cluster of maple brancheslike all the potential of today in one stunning ball of magic light. When I blink, she puts her face on myeyelids, a flash of golden mirrored from the skyover… Continue reading Poem 200 – Perfect Sun & First Impressions w/ Alexei Ungurenasu
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Poem 197 – High Intensity Resistance Writing
High Intensity Resistance WritingFor Paul Resistance is a fierce ability every writer cultivatesIt is a practice for flexing creative muscles that shouldbe honed every day for at least twenty minutes The higher the intensity resistancethe higher the creative outputWriters need six-to-eight cups of curiosity a dayto keep confidence hydrated Stretching fingers and forearmstwisting spines and… Continue reading Poem 197 – High Intensity Resistance Writing
Poem 195 – Prayer for Opening Day
Prayer for Opening Day please bless this spacewith joy and graceas we gather to write & readlet us build community& blossom our special seed in little nooks filled with books& crannies filled with treatslet laughter paint the wallswith love & friendly greets this open house isfor our souls to play& learn & growlet inspiration burstour… Continue reading Poem 195 – Prayer for Opening Day
Poem 193 – Dervish
Dervish Nothing arrivesyet nothing is somethingThe candle flame is fatflickering hard like it’s yellinglike it needs attention My skin is chilled from the morning wingIt’s too cool for Julyyet it’s too hot for July also There’s a frilly itch in my right earI can’t quite make it stop spinningit’s a whirling dervish of an itch… Continue reading Poem 193 – Dervish
VANESSA SHIELDS 