Metaphor Motel by Shannon Laws To break your dry spell Select a stranger well-formed absent of rust Consider the servings and portions of the meal Ready the pan, prime the pump Rest. Repeat. Visit the mill together Break down the wheat ‘til flour dusts the air Mix with matted hair, various dibbles, andContinueContinue reading “Poem: Metaphor Motel”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August
Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August by Shannon P. Laws The sidewalk on Magnolia sticks to my shoes Maple Tree sap bleeds from the high branches It’s not enough to stop me I have a bus to catch It’s early morning-cold. Crisp air flies in from open slit of bus windowsContinueContinue reading “Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August”
Poem: Hard Truth Surrounded by Dark Chocolate is Better for the Throat
Hard Truth Surrounded by Dark Chocolate is Better for the Throat by Shannon P. Laws Paper picks up marbled paint skims the dream I left under a tree overnight in the yard Wet blades of grass are your hair and my head trying to connect A wire through the two of us relaysContinueContinue reading “Poem: Hard Truth Surrounded by Dark Chocolate is Better for the Throat”
Poem: Transmission
Transmission by Shannon Laws Deep transmissions travel into the springs thumbs at the bass wires as you whisper low Pluck those strings beneath us pulled tight I’ll listen with my skin as it vibrates across my back bounces around the bones of me Sing to me all night
Poem: Paper
Paper by Shannon Laws We need a place -a room of paper Let’s write our story, slowly on the walls then burn all evidence One fleck with “ah” I’ll keep in a locket
Event: SeaFeast 2017
You’re invited… Seafeast presents FisherPoets DOWN BY THE BAY. COME EAT & PLAY! Bellingham SeaFeast 2017 promises you a setting of endless fun and the fabulous food fare of the surrounding bay and straits. A memorable gathering for family and friends. Hope you can come on down and catch some FisherPoet action! I’ll be reading withContinueContinue reading “Event: SeaFeast 2017”
Blood Money
Blood Money This month I needed to earn some extra cash. Fortunately, overtime at work became available. In addition, I decided to take a seasonal part-time job. If that wasn’t enough I had a bright idea to give plasma. Working on fine tuning personality flaws and various levels of unhealthy habits takes time, but physicallyContinueContinue reading “Blood Money”
Poem: Many of One
Many of One by Shannon Laws I’m going to take your hands on date Shhhhh…. It’s a secret I’ll take them to dinner and feed them melons Then I’m going to date your eyes the four of us will visit the pier watch the sunset wait for the first star Your lips are nextContinueContinue reading “Poem: Many of One”
Event: Kirkland’s Book Tree Open Mic
You’re invited… Book Tree 609 MARKET ST, KIRKLAND, WA August 19, 2017 6:30-8:30 “Don’t miss a-sure-to-be-memorable evening featuring some excellent Bellingham-area spoken word artists and poets on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Our feature readers include: , Shannon Laws, Gary Wade and Dobbie Reese Norris. I expect several other Whatcom, Snohomish and King County poets toContinueContinue reading “Event: Kirkland’s Book Tree Open Mic”
Poem: Treasure Box
Treasure Box by Shannon P. Laws Single spine of a roof cuts the home in half Living space on the right three bedrooms on the left down a long straight hall The house is their ribcage holds golden promises diamond hard hope and two children I see the white door smudged gray aroundContinueContinue reading “Poem: Treasure Box”
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