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Bink Meditation Parenting Spirituality Writing Yoga

NOT ZEN, BUT NOW

Being present is easy when the blue sky moment is trimmed with green grass, when temperate breezes blow your hair back gently from your bright, clean face. You can hop off the worry train quickly…

MelindaJune 6, 2018

Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

So many ways to say it. Be Here Now.

Between Opening the red door to a new spring day. my feet greet crumbs of last year’s leaves, dotted with recent, light green pollen all swirled into the little cove,…

MelindaMay 18, 2018

Nature Spirituality

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

NOT ZEN, BUT NOW

So many ways to say it. Be Here Now.

The Beach Stones

Many Singularities

RESET

The Poet Says….

Returning to Autismville

Tenure

Lavender

Snakery

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