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The Beach Stones

The writing prompt was clear and simple: "Today, write about an object that magically transports you to a different mood, a different state of mind, or a different time, filling your life with instant wonder,…

MelindaMarch 23, 2018

Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

Many Singularities

Stephen Hawking, having passed away a full fifty one years post predicted demise, has left us trails, breadcrumbs. Not random, because nothing is haphazard as it seems. Rather they…

MelindaMarch 20, 2018

Nature Poem Poetry Writing

RESET

Reset This morning came twice to meet my wan welcome. There was pre-alarm almost-dawn when my eyelids were leaden, fingers numb after some sleep asana, and there was no joy in me to power the…

MelindaMarch 1, 2018

Art Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

The Poet Says….

Allow me to share a poem that debuted on the Songs of Eretz Poetry Review this morning. This is the third of my poems to be published there in the Last week. All three are…

MelindaFebruary 26, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

Returning to Autismville

Good day! Below, the second of three of my poems that are eligible for the Readers Choice Award over at Songs of Eretz. Here is the poem, along with the Editor's words and poets…

MelindaFebruary 21, 2018

Poem Poetry Uncategorized Writing

Tenure

I offer you gifts of words newly strung and tender, strong and sometimes proud, words that are still humming with the cadence of my beating heart from which poems burst forth onto the page. I…

MelindaFebruary 8, 2018

Nature Poem Poetry Writing

Lavender

When overwhelmed, lavender. When nerves fray, pockets empty, mind seems a tangle of wires, crossed and stripped— lavender. When ears ring, head throbs, eyes tire and lose focus from the too-muchness of it all— lavender.…

MelindaFebruary 1, 2018

Nature Poem Poetry Writing

Snakery

Dance of the adders photo by Matt Binstock 2014 I wanted to say let my people write, or sing, or paint. Let them take their hair down and doff their shoes to march together with…

MelindaJanuary 24, 2018

Family Poetry Singing Spirituality Uncategorized Women's Issues Writing

Inner Child Remembers

Before The Tax that adolescence imposes on body, mind, and spirit, probably in that order, there were hearty chunks of time that were some sort of unencumbered. Inner Child remembers discovering the fairies living well…

MelindaNovember 14, 2017

Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Uncategorized Writing

Autographing Autumn

I was walking, first field-- verdant, moist , glorious carpet of greens, and the woods edged closer, with a beckoning trail, and then the floor was pine needles, punctuated with wily old roots in no…

MelindaOctober 22, 2017

The Beach Stones

Many Singularities

RESET

The Poet Says….

Returning to Autismville

Tenure

Lavender

Snakery

Inner Child Remembers

Autographing Autumn

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