Homeless Servant Less Than I am a dirty demographic. The frog in the hand of a young boy testing his powers I am the lump of feather-bones on a pine needle floor poked at by eight-year-olds with a stick A mermaid with a black eye A mountain goat with a bad foot AContinueContinue reading “Poem: Homeless Servant Less Than”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Poem: Pearl
Pearl -By Shannon Laws There’s a pebble in my boot named “That Night” A callus has formed around it I’ll never find a pearl in my sock That time the time I failed That one time that night the night nothing worked and you died How sorry I am Both legs limpContinueContinue reading “Poem: Pearl”
Poem: Her Hands
Her Hands The door squeaks Hello as I enter her sanctuary The leather garden gloves still hold the hands. I see them. It is the first thing I see. History molded into each finger strip crooked right pointer finger bump on the left where a ring sat blacken ends that dipped in freshContinueContinue reading “Poem: Her Hands”
My First Villanelle: Towards Harris
But first a note from my desk… This villanelle came to me during my first week at a new job on a cold, dark, foggy February morning. With steel toe boots on and a budgeted $7 for travel and lunch in my jean pocket, I search for the bus stop on Harris to catch theContinueContinue reading “My First Villanelle: Towards Harris”
Event: Mother’s Day Celebration Big Rock Garden
You’re invited~ Poetry in a park? YES! This year it was my job to gather poets for the 23rd annual Big Rock Mother’s Day event. I’m so thankful to present this stellar list of exceptional poets from the Bellingham area and one fabulous poet-mother from Seattle, Ibtihal Mahmood. Ibtihal is a Chairperson at IMIA -ContinueContinue reading “Event: Mother’s Day Celebration Big Rock Garden”
Poem: the many layers of my lover
the many layers of my lover by Shannon Laws coat vest shirt undershirt slacks skin heart and soul bones hold the universe rich dark pother pour out the eyes shine on my planets bring warmth to those hidden seeds grow a budding forest my river returns your pull drink from the ocean the home ofContinueContinue reading “Poem: the many layers of my lover”
Event: King’s Book Feature
You’re invited~ The City of Tacoma and Puget Sound Poetry Presents “The Distinguished Writer Series” March 11th , 2016 7:00 p.m. Kings Bookstore, 218 St. Helens, Tacoma WA Featured Reader: Shannon P. Laws “To date, this event in Tacoma is the farthest I’ve traveled to feature. Thank you Connie Walle, pugetsoundpoetryconnection.org , for organizing this gathering. I lookContinueContinue reading “Event: King’s Book Feature”
Poem: Tangled
Tangled Inside the foliage a new stalk grows and twists around the fold of each arm You touch me with your spring, embrace me with your summer We rub together, winding in the wood When you leave it is winter’s sun setting too early Bring back your spring to me. Let us lie again inContinueContinue reading “Poem: Tangled”
Poem: This Midnight of Existence
This Midnight of Existence The exhale of a horse steams imagination, relieves the tension in my shoulders as Atlas sets the earth down for dinner. While the busy-squeak of a mouse shuffles the bush night is young and mischief afoot! Trails trip under the network of blackberry roots, an intelligence plays here. ConsiderContinueContinue reading “Poem: This Midnight of Existence”
Poem: Bus Girl
Bus Girl She looks in the glass again to check if the image has changed New headphones, new hair She’s still the same LOOK Eyeliner of lines drawn in the sand Streaks of blonde scream in her hair Lips moist with gloss, pink as a newborn LOOK, again Everything’s the same. She smiles.
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