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All by way of saying…

To hear me read this, click below: This poem was published last week in Last Stanza Poetry Journal, a beautiful publication available here: Listen Sharing my home with four-legged Zen masters— liquid beings…

MelindaOctober 22, 2024

Healing Mindfulness Nature Poem Writing

Apple Days

To hear me read this, click here: Don’t groan. There is room for another apple poem. No one is counting how many have been penned, sung, stamped into books and magazines. There is no…

MelindaOctober 2, 2024

Death and Dying Hope Mindfulness Nature

The Turning

Gratitude for Autumn Leaves, Walking Today, in my silence, I can hear late September speaking with New England tongues to my open hands. Gratitude blossoms in colors; green and yellow, early russet and flaming orange.…

MelindaSeptember 30, 2024

Love Nature Poem Writing

New Poem Published

I’m pleased that one of my pieces, “Honeymoon” was just published in Last Stanza Poetry Journal. The journal is available in hardcover, softcover, and on Kindle. Last Stanza is a beautiful journal, so if you’ve…

MelindaApril 23, 2024

Family Love Nature Parenting Poem Poetry

Farther

I’m so pleased that my poem, “Farther”, which I share with you below, was just published in the Spring 2024 issue of Metonym Literary Journal. Metonym is a print journal, available for sale through their…

MelindaMarch 14, 2024

Death and Dying Healing Hope Mindfulness Nature Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

The Continuing Saga of Little Stream

A 2022 Story Part 11 You can read part 10 here: https://www.melindacoppola.com/little-stream-an…22-story-part-10 Part 11 “Lily Pond?” Little Stream called out again and again without answer into the bright air. Her voice was thin and…

MelindaFebruary 7, 2024

Death and Dying Healing Hope Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

Old into New

The Boathouses, Acrylic on canvas by Melinda Coppola Natura Illustratio Nature is a picture book of wisdom and example, an illustrated guide to how we could arrive, and live, and die. Take, for…

MelindaJanuary 2, 2024

Death and Dying Healing Hope Mindfulness Nature Spirituality Writing

Little Stream and Wee Lily Pond ( A 2022 story, part 10)

A 2022 Story You can read part 9 here: https://www.melindacoppola.com/a-2022-story-part-9/ Part 10 It was dark, so very dark. Moonless and sunless. In a tunnel of deafening noise Little Stream’s watery body rolled and…

MelindaDecember 15, 2023

Death and Dying Healing Hope Meditation Mindfulness Nature Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

A 2022 Story, Part 9

Part 9 You can read part 8 here: https://www.melindacoppola.com/a-2022-story-part-8 The skies grew dark earlier and Moon stayed longer. Sun still warmed the skies, but the air was crisp and cool. Trees on the banks of…

MelindaSeptember 17, 2023

Hope Mindfulness Nature Parenting Poem Poetry Writing

Through Emerald Eyes

1. I saw an army of righteous green soldiers, spines erect, facing away from the wind to trick the opposition into doubting their strength. 2. Another day, a thousand brushes— great green swaths of them,…

MelindaJuly 31, 2023

Apple Days

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