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Love Nature Poem Poetry Singing Women's Issues Writing

Night Upon the Prairie

My poem, Night Upon the Prairie, was published in Writing in a Woman's Voice poetry journal yesterday. While writing this I channeled singer/songwriter energies. If I had learned to play guitar, I think this one…

MelindaNovember 5, 2022

Autism Bink Love Meditation Mindfulness Nature Parenting Poem Poetry Writing

The Life Cycle of a Day

Bink and I walk outside a lot. We are blessed with a number of parks and nature sanctuaries in our area, and we know some of them quite well. This poem stemmed from a particular…

MelindaOctober 2, 2022

Family Love Parenting Poem Poetry Women's Issues Writing

Why Poetry Matters

I’m so pleased to share that my poem “Nobody” was published in Thimble Literary Journal today. You can read it by clicking on this link: https://www.thimblelitmag.com/2022/08/09/nobody/ My writing process is anything but logical. Sometimes it…

MelindaSeptember 24, 2022

Autism Death and Dying Family Love Nature Parenting Poem Poetry Women's Issues Writing

BE EVER SO KIND

In my nearly 30 year journey parenting my child with special needs, I've had much time to reflect on the juxtaposition between How I Thought Things Would Go and How Things Have Gone. How Things…

MelindaSeptember 17, 2022

Art Love Meditation Mindfulness Parenting Poem Poetry Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

Slack Satori

The Hand of God by Melinda satori \ sə-ˈtȯr-ē n (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment • Hmmm. Tell a creative (poet, artist, musician, sculptor) that something is indescribable, and chances…

MelindaAugust 14, 2022

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She Runs On

She Runs On and On, and On A whole lot of nothing happening here in the Department of Creation of New Poems, and so I sat down with DETERMINATION and began to write, the…

MelindaJune 20, 2022

Art Autism Bink Cairns Death and Dying Family Love Meditation Mindfulness Parenting Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing Yoga Yogabilities™

Hello Out There

Hello, As a very part-time Yoga teacher (and former studio owner), I maintain a separate email communication list for my students. There is a little bit of cross-over; a handful of my students (or former…

MelindaMay 30, 2022

Family Love Meditation Nature Poem Poetry Writing

Sixty Unplugged Minutes with my Love

I used a text to carve an island from a Thursday in two overloaded lives. I typed 10 to 11 Walk with me. Moose Hill. I meant Come. To the refuge down the road, the…

MelindaMay 5, 2022

Family Mindfulness Parenting Poem Poetry Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

What’s in a name? More pub cred, musings

Mid-April already? Time is such a liquid concept. Today, my already may be your finally. It is already April? Finally, it is spring. In February, my finally was louder than my already. Finally, Winter has…

MelindaApril 12, 2022

Autism Bink Family Love Parenting Poem Poetry

AUTISM AWARENESS DAY Redux

I'm re-posting this poem in recognition of "World Autism Awareness Day." As D, a sister mom from my autism tribe, has said, " We are aware. We are very aware." Autism Awareness month is…

MelindaApril 1, 2022

Night Upon the Prairie

The Life Cycle of a Day

Slack Satori

She Runs On

Sixty Unplugged Minutes with my Love

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