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Melinda J. Irvine

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Faded

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her painted smile
outstretched the years
of silent heat and stormed cloud

mural and plant
Fading mural at the side-entrance to the river esplanade in Iloilo City. Jerry had me stop to photograph it as the last afternoon light was striking the garden grown up over her hands.
Sharing stories of real people, everyday magic, and the places I held my breath as a child.
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