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Home » Poetry

Category: Poetry

the magic of words.

boy and brother

Boy and Brother

by Melinda J. Irvine3 November 201922 November 20191 Comment

Taking Jerry to visit the grave of his mother on All Saints Day 2019. We also spent some time with his elder brother Ryan and his family.

Culture, Finding Jerry, Poetry, Verse
jerry in mandurriao

Moon Creatures

by Melinda J. Irvine23 October 201923 October 2019Leave a comment

I love the night culture of the Philippines and how the twilight turns headlights into the moon. After the hot sun sinks and before the moon rises.

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Moon, Night, Poetry, Senryu

Mangroves

by Melinda J. Irvine11 September 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

seated the sunshine flecked, with salt

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Mangrove, Poetry

Her Own Shadow

by Melinda J. Irvine8 September 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

What days are these? Where you can only be found -- inside your own shadow.

Little Poems, Poetry Free Verse, Poetry, Shadows
young man cuts pineapples on the streets of the Philippines

Pineapple Vending

by Melinda J. Irvine14 July 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

vending pineapples with urgency money. exchange. quick. before the street guard surge Walking out of the money exchange kiosk I found my path blocked by a tricycle stretched with pineapples. A young man was urgently slicing his wares into plastic…

Read More Pineapple Vending

Culture, Free Verse, Poetry Free Verse, Pineapples, Poetry

Last Night’s Rain

by Melinda J. Irvine4 July 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

tiny bubblets lodge in a spider's trap last night's rain © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine An evening downpour in the Philippine tropics is followed by intense morning sun, giving life to every rivulet and bubble before they transform back to cloud.

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Rain
layers of palm fronds

Your narrative

by Melinda J. Irvine21 June 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

each new sun lights layers your narrative sensitive to light © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Little Poems, Poetry Free Verse, Palm Trees, Poetry
red and pink flowers on a fence

Seeing things

by Melinda J. Irvine16 June 201916 June 2019Leave a comment

Seeing red flowers. For the first time. Seeing red flowers. Everywhere. Seeing. For the first time. It's amazing when you see something for the first time. It grabs at you and pulls you in, and you love everything that's bright…

Read More Seeing things

Free Verse, Poetry Flowers, Poetry, Red
red flowers white buds

Splashed with red flowers

by Melinda J. Irvine10 June 201914 September 20192 Comments

Kid's water park excited shrieks wet selfies. Splashed with red flowers. ‘Tita Mel, you have little red flowers on you’ cried 11 year old Jerry as we were leaving a kid’s waterpark yesterday. Underneath the steps of a shrieking watercoaster,…

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Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Red, Senryu
inside a tree seed

Of trees

by Melinda J. Irvine8 June 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

keep the secrets of trees close

Affirmations, Little Poems, Poetry Fairies, Poetry
beach art of mangrove fish made from leaves

Rearranging the shadows

by Melinda J. Irvine5 June 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

inside shadows a young fish passes beyond the mangroves

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Fish, Haiku, Poetry
bow of a bamboo boat on a small island

The sun has gone

by Melinda J. Irvine31 May 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

the sand scorched heat and absence our monsoon rains are late this year and tonight (at last the night) the dogs will sleep inside fresh holes dug to the cool sand not like this burnt afternoon dusk, where the sun…

Read More The sun has gone

Environment, Free Verse, Poetry Free Verse, Poetry, Summer, Sunset
palm frond floating in the shallows

On the low tide

by Melinda J. Irvine30 May 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

young palm frond turned, green to burned gold on the low tide © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Palm Trees, Poetry

El Niño

by Melinda J. Irvine28 April 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

mid-summer heat settled shouts out curling leaf fronds brown and cracked clear voices cry rain hear us rain When my mother and sister arrived in Iloilo City 2 weeks ago, they both asked about the brown stuff they could see…

Read More El Niño

Free Verse, Nature, Poetry El Niño, Free Verse, Palm Trees, Poetry
aluminium art2

Art or Autobiography

by Melinda J. Irvine19 April 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

Is it possible to see a piece of art and not look for yourself? Or arrange each piece without turning it into your own autobiography of lost toys, lost time lost poetry, and lost vindications? Not today. Blogging-U: This blog…

Read More Art or Autobiography

Art, Free Verse, Poetry Free Verse, Poetry, shapingyourstory
easter moon over dubai

Easter Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine21 March 2019Leave a comment

flying late my Easter moon alighting Dubai

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
water colour from uncle richard

Putting out fires

by Melinda J. Irvine7 March 20192 Comments

wet skies falling over burnt bits of land My Uncle Richard emailed me his latest watercolour a few days ago -- inspired by the "water, wet skies and bits of land" (he told me) of the NSW New England. Yet all…

Read More Putting out fires

Art, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Fire, Haiku, Poetry, Watercolour
sunset over iloilo city

Next to the Sun

by Melinda J. Irvine6 March 2019Leave a comment

standing next to the sun I saw the city shine © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Senryu, Sunset
love poem

Memory of a Kiss

by Melinda J. Irvine2 March 20192 Comments

glowing on the beach lighting her long hair, carried cool before their kiss

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, memories, Poetry
dead leaf

Leaves by the Riverbank

by Melinda J. Irvine26 February 201926 February 2019Leave a comment

barbed blade and broken midrib, cobweb netted vein cover river sand in your story

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Leaves, Poetry
lion of Molo – Version 2

Street Cat

by Melinda J. Irvine25 February 201923 February 20194 Comments

Posturing Above his subjects Always a street cat, still

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Lion, Poetry, Sculpture
mural and plant (1)

Faded

by Melinda J. Irvine24 February 201923 February 2019Leave a comment

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

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Murals, Poetry
river warrior

River Warrior

by Melinda J. Irvine23 February 2019Leave a comment

He is beautiful. Representative of an ideal. But never forget, he can never be real.

Art, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Sculpture, Verse
red flowers on the balcony

Vexillology

by Melinda J. Irvine22 February 2019Leave a comment

little flags cerise black red flapping in the wind

Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Poetry, Red

Above the kitchen

by Melinda J. Irvine21 February 20192 Comments

wind strikes hollow bamboo sticks against long since seashells

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Windchime
fountain3

A Ballet of Water

by Melinda J. Irvine7 February 20192 Comments

“like ballet” said a young voice “like a ballet of water”

Little Poems, Poetry Fountain, Poetry
a book for poetry (1)

A Book for Poetry

by Melinda J. Irvine4 February 2019Leave a comment

a gift handbound pages for poems

Poetry Journal, Poetry
spinning top2

Spinning

by Melinda J. Irvine31 January 20192 Comments

shrieks of excitement birthday wrappers all torn spinning toys spin -- for hours

Little Poems, Poetry Birthdays, Poetry, Toys
philippine tribal art2

The Beat of the Drums

by Melinda J. Irvine21 January 201922 January 2019Leave a comment

In the distance the drums continued to beat. © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine [lmt-post-modified-info]

Little Poems, Poetry Dinagyang Festival, Poetry, tribal art
3 goats

Winter Monsoon

by Melinda J. Irvine13 January 20192 Comments

Three goats out — eating winter monsoon sod Three goats run — running mid-season squall

Little Poems, Poetry Goats, Poetry, Storms
electrical wires

Disconnectivity

by Melinda J. Irvine30 December 201830 December 2018Leave a comment

connecting each to each building to building house to house pole to pole pod to pod me to me you from you post from post tribe from tribe boozer from boozer each from each disconnecting © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Poetry Electricity, Mindfulness, Poetry
ARTIVISM painters Iloilo City 2018 v1

ARTIVISIM: public art with a social impact

by Melinda J. Irvine19 December 201819 December 20183 Comments

there’s art on the streets over every broken wall we see ourselves in paint there’s art on the streets in every broken leaf (or the dirty sea) we see ourselves we paint there’s art on the streets in every broken…

Read More ARTIVISIM: public art with a social impact

Activism, Art, Free Verse, Poetry Artists, Artivism, Free Verse, Poetry
marvin street art villa12

Marvin

by Melinda J. Irvine13 December 20181 Comment

a gentle voice speaks his heart in poems and paint A little poem for Marvin and all who speak their heart using a paintbrush. Pictured at Artivism 2.0 Iloilo City -- public art with a social impact.

Art, Little Poems, People, Poetry Art, Poetry
painted lion mural

Lion

by Melinda J. Irvine2 December 20182 Comments

camouflaged lion between birds & bamboo two restaurants and a salon © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Lion, Murals, Poetry
merry christmas from our new place

We’ve Moved

by Melinda J. Irvine26 November 20182 Comments

oh let me introduce you to our new place -- we call it home and like a little prince (with mother Queen) we each of us have a throne it has a lovely concrete driveway so we're out of all…

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Activism, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Verse, Water
mural by michele donovan nambucca heads

Ngaduun (crab)

by Melinda J. Irvine16 November 201816 November 2018Leave a comment

ngaduun captured by hand back a decade, or more REFERENCES Gumbaynggirr Language Names National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/education/2010GumbaynggirrLanguageDatabase.pdf Gumbaynggirr Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-op http://muurrbay.org.au/languages/gumbaynggirr/

Art, Little Poems, Poetry IndigenousPeople, Murals, Poetry
rock pool with wind ripples

Cloudy

by Melinda J. Irvine14 November 2018Leave a comment

rock pool shook by the north shrilled wind cloudy

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Wind
one white daisy

Along the Rural Road

by Melinda J. Irvine13 November 20182 Comments

neat rows of pointed pines along the rural road one wild daisy

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
mural of boy and sea turtle

Out Past the Breakers

by Melinda J. Irvine12 November 201812 November 2018Leave a comment

when you look inside the tides what do you see?

Poetry Murals, Oceans, Poetry
crack in the boat

Another Life

by Melinda J. Irvine11 November 201811 November 2018Leave a comment

Squinting. Another life through the cracks.

Little Poems, Poetry Cracks, Poetry, Rust
cutout fashionists

Fashionistas

by Melinda J. Irvine10 November 20189 November 20182 Comments

torn by the staples the haughty magazine fashionistas My Uncle Richard created these incredibly beautiful, yet haunting portraits by tearing and collaging pieces of glossy magazines. I found them leaning against a window pane in his house.

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Art, Collage, Poetry
bottles in the window

The Window Sill

by Melinda J. Irvine9 November 201831 May 20192 Comments

on the window sill bottles sitting in echoes memories -- not dust

Haiku, Poetry, Senryu Bottles, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu

Astern

by Melinda J. Irvine8 November 20187 November 2018Leave a comment

more than 10,000 low and muddy tides she stands astern. still

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Low Tide, Poetry
deceased she-oak

Drooping She-oak

by Melinda J. Irvine7 November 20185 November 2018Leave a comment

drooping limbs flailing she-died -- not quickly

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, She-oak, Trees
beach seaweed and stuff3

Scattered Seaweed

by Melinda J. Irvine6 November 20186 November 20182 Comments

shreds of seaweed break -- the beach © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine The last shreds of seaweed break up kilometres and kilometres of empty low tide beach. Broken from the bottom they were dumped on the sand, soon they will…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Seaweed
whale mural at nambucca heads

Whales

by Melinda J. Irvine5 November 20184 November 2018Leave a comment

whales passing nearby external assembly © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Murals, Poetry, Street Art, Whales
white water bird

White Water Bird

by Melinda J. Irvine4 November 20183 November 2018Leave a comment

river currents creasing her — white winged reflections © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Birds, Haiku, Poetry, Rivers
broken leaves on a boardwalk

Painted Gums

by Melinda J. Irvine3 November 2018Leave a comment

street composition afternoon art © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine As I wander the late afternoons I often ponder how the early masters like Yoshimoto, Basho and Buson would haiku and haiga our 21st century landscape.

Art, Poetry, Senryu Art, Murals, Poetry, Senryu
seagulls sitting by the river at dusk

The Navigators

by Melinda J. Irvine1 November 2018Leave a comment

before any great journey is the silent division and brooding contemplation © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Little Poems, Poetry Free Verse, Poetry, Rivers, Seagulls
black lizard's tail

Sunbathing

by Melinda J. Irvine31 October 2018Leave a comment

basking her bottom head hiding - rear to the sun shining. black lizard © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Lizards, Poetry, Sunbathing
gum blossoms

Gum Blossoms

by Melinda J. Irvine28 October 2018Leave a comment

tangled river walkway gum blossom cepheids

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Eucalypts, Haiku, Poetry
yellow leaves on tree

Broken Leaves

by Melinda J. Irvine27 October 2018Leave a comment

sunset falls to earth broken leaves reply © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Sunset
south mission beach morning

Mission Beach Mornings

by Melinda J. Irvine25 October 20182 Comments

shoes back behind allowing morning cool contiguous to toes

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Beaches, Mission Beach (Queensland), Morning, Poetry
above the ocean textures

Above the Ocean

by Melinda J. Irvine24 October 201824 October 20182 Comments

cape. fronded textures

Haiku, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Palm Trees, Poetry
lichen stains2

Along the Kennedy Track

by Melinda J. Irvine20 October 201820 October 2018Leave a comment

mangrove roots swathe rock to sea old coast walkway © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Poetry Haiku, Mangrove, Poetry
ocean pandanus 2

Ocean Pandanus

by Melinda J. Irvine19 October 201820 October 20185 Comments

all her life she leaned toward sea pelagic and tidal she yearned for the deep and yet she remains only brine on the breeze a blackened torn shadow over sunset stands she © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Poetry, Verse Oceans, Pandanus, Poetry

Pines

by Melinda J. Irvine13 October 2018Leave a comment

Down she fell into the tree but she never could tell which was her or the tree © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Poetry, Verse Poetry, Trees, Verse
waratah in blackheath

Springtime in the Blue Mountains

by Melinda J. Irvine11 October 20182 Comments

Spring's contenders rhododendrons waratahs

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Poetry, Rhododendrons, Spring
shadows on the fence

Shadows On the Fence

by Melinda J. Irvine10 October 2018Leave a comment

spring fell between the cracks shadows on the fence © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Shadows, Spring
camelia bush

My Younger Self

by Melinda J. Irvine9 October 20184 Comments

I saw myself at the bottom of a pink camellia bush stretched out and flailing as my younger self (a perky pink bud) looked away in disdain how could she know? that actually she was looking at herself © 2018…

Read More My Younger Self

Free Verse, Poetry Flowers, Poetry, Youth
murals in blackheath nsw

The Wildflowers Are Always Out in Blackheath

by Melinda J. Irvine8 October 20188 October 2018Leave a comment

Blackheath flowers blossom all the year back of the toilet block wall

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Murals, Poetry
wet leaf

Wet

by Melinda J. Irvine1 October 20181 October 2018Leave a comment

dark brown muddened bract rain leaves the garden © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry Leaves, Poetry, Rain

Little Firefighter

by Melinda J. Irvine29 September 20181 October 2018Leave a comment

Friday firefighter dressup sliding down the firepole

Children, Little Poems, Poetry Firetruck, Poetry
in trouble

In Trouble

by Melinda J. Irvine25 September 201825 September 20181 Comment

5 double-sided pages of handwritten notes first he writes "I will not fight my classmates" all the way across the top then he writes 'I will' half-way down the page then he writes 'classmates' half-way down the page then he…

Read More In Trouble

Children, Free Verse, Poetry Detention, Kids, Poetry
rain on leaves

Rain on Leaves

by Melinda J. Irvine22 September 201822 September 20181 Comment

looking for something familiar in a dark place anywhere you can see rain on leaves and your own quiet reflection © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Poetry Darkness, Poetry
weird shadows

Not Yet Real

by Melinda J. Irvine21 September 201821 September 2018Leave a comment

at night shadows strike already dark walls and your eyes create things not yet real with a weird filter © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Poetry Free Verse, Poetry, Shadows
shadows on a wall or fake news

Shadows on a Wall OR Fake News

by Melinda J. Irvine19 September 201819 September 2018Leave a comment

like a shadow cast on wall sometimes you have to step back and remove your sunglasses or step forward and adjust your eyes to see what's real and what is not © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Free Verse, Poetry FightFakeNews, Poetry, Shadows

Real Stripes

by Melinda J. Irvine17 September 201817 September 2018Leave a comment

before a human hand ever painted a spot or stripe ​​​​​​​she must have seen one © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Leaves, Poetry
outside light

The Outside Light

by Melinda J. Irvine16 September 201817 September 2018Leave a comment

the night silences a city -- her outside light speaking only low tones © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Cities, Light, Poetry
little boy looking down a hill

Left Behind

by Melinda J. Irvine10 September 201810 September 2018Leave a comment

Just because I'm small shouldn't mean I cannot come I'm small, but very big and I want to have some fun If you'd just wait and help me Down this hill then I'd be right I only need your hand…

Read More Left Behind

Children, Kids Poems, Poetry, Verse Kids, Poetry, Verse
passed on spider

Standoff — a sequel

by Melinda J. Irvine6 September 2018Leave a comment

I didn't want to kill you Mr Spider But I didn't want Jerry to be bitten either ... [read part 1 here ...]

Poetry, Verse Kids, Poetry, Spider
christmas in september

Christmas is Here

by Melinda J. Irvine5 September 20185 September 20185 Comments

Christmas starts here September and flies right on past December Christmas light shows in January yes! It's absolutely necessary

Culture, Poetry, Verse Christmas, Poetry, Verse
spider in the kitchen

Stand-off in the Kitchen

by Melinda J. Irvine23 August 201823 August 20185 Comments

I don't wish to kill you Mr Spider But I don't wish Jerry to be bitten either ...

Children, Little Poems, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Spider
rust and barbed wire

Rust

by Melinda J. Irvine20 August 201820 August 2018Leave a comment

bawal = prohibited umihi = urinate diri = here !!!! = please

Free Verse, Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry Poetry, Rusty
haiku for the sun

Haiku for the Sun

by Melinda J. Irvine19 August 2018Leave a comment

six sodden rain weeks greyed skies -- gloomier parents then you remembered

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, sunlight
this guitar

Guitar Pic

by Melinda J. Irvine9 August 2018Leave a comment

I wonder how many poets have written lamentations of unscratched fretboards plectrums and melodies swallowed? Maybe I should too ///

Free Verse, Poetry Free Verse, Guitars, Poetry
on the street Version 2

On the Street Today

by Melinda J. Irvine7 August 2018Leave a comment

men with an oozing bellies calm fighting roosters water boiled by fire, pours to a plastic bucket duck eggs, grilled corn, peanuts hot, salted by hand flapping tarps and bright umbrellas wet school shoes sirens sounds, and shredded traffic a…

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Culture, Free Verse, Poetry Poetry, Street
jeep and city street

Should I be …

by Melinda J. Irvine7 July 2018Leave a comment

magnifying bits and pieces of something not mine? When you bring your life into the street, is it still yours?

Free Verse, Poetry Jeepney, Poetry, Street
little white flower with a brown leaf

Palm Roots and Blooms

by Melinda J. Irvine1 July 20182 Comments

old concrete mossed green tiny white flowers

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
little rock cairn

The Garden in Wet Season

by Melinda J. Irvine27 June 20181 Comment

mud blotchy shadows cover days old rain

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Gardens, Poetry, Wet Season
mural of family in a fishing boat

All Stretched Out

by Melinda J. Irvine26 June 201827 June 20182 Comments

inspired art by oceans all stretched out our human community © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Location: Mandurriao, Iloilo City (Philipppines) This lovely mural is at the Atria in Iloilo City. #sustainable #ourfutureoceans

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Art, Murals, Poetry
over this wall by Melinda J. Irvine

Over This Wall

by Melinda J. Irvine22 June 2018Leave a comment

Over this wall is a shopping centre aircon and security guards thousands of people over this wall Over the wall is a gasoline station aircon and fancy cars thousands of drivers over the wall Over that wall is a man washing…

Read More Over This Wall

Free Verse, Poetry Poetry, Poverty, The Homeless
mother mary and baby jesus statue

Hands

by Melinda J. Irvine22 May 2018Leave a comment

His hands opened Her's holding onto love mine filled with photographs another's rasping my shoulder for money © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Awkward I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: La Paz, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Free Verse, Poetry Cathedral, Hands, Poetry
frangipini in water

A Poem in the Morning

by Melinda J. Irvine17 May 2018Leave a comment

I woke this morning to the sound of a poem. It rained in through the night words and images. And yet even my first response was not to scramble for a pen, but merely smile and seep into a new…

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Free Verse, Poetry Frangipani, Free Verse, Poetry
reflections

Appearance and Reality

by Melinda J. Irvine14 May 201813 May 2018Leave a comment

seeing senses skewed © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Skewed I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Guimaras Island, Iloilo (Philipppines) PS: I found Bertrand Russell's 'The Problems of Philosophy' for 85 pesos buried in a bookstore yesterday,…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Reflection, Senryu
fallen from the forest

Of the Forest

by Melinda J. Irvine13 May 201813 May 2018Leave a comment

one piece of the forest fallen, at my feet © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Forest I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Guimaras, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
pandanus leaves

Old World Tropics

by Melinda J. Irvine7 May 20187 May 2018Leave a comment

bare feet uncover a new island old world pandanus © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Observe I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location:Guimaras Island, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Pandanus, Poetry, Senryu
ants on a pandanus seed

The House of Ants

by Melinda J. Irvine4 May 20184 May 2018Leave a comment

I met a man today on a wooden ferry boat and between the two islands he told me a story. His story, of two boys once seven and once nine when their mother who died. Unable to make a sound…

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Free Verse, Poetry Adoption, Children, kindness, Poetry
under a new window

Under a New Window

by Melinda J. Irvine24 April 20182 Comments

there's a place I sit where only tree tips are seen and the new window © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Vague I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: La Paz, Iloilo City (Philipppines) My friend Jane Dudley…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry
last days of the kittens

Saying Goodbye

by Melinda J. Irvine9 March 20189 March 2018Leave a comment

a few days remain part of her life the kittens © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Uncompromising I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Pets, Poetry, Senryu Kittens, Poetry, Senryu
the next door neighbour's dog

Things Get Messy

by Melinda J. Irvine5 March 20187 March 2018Leave a comment

no sleep tonight the neighbours dogs © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Messy I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu dogs, Poetry, Senryu
funny plants touch me not

Touch Me Not

by Melinda J. Irvine3 March 20182 March 20187 Comments

touching a 'touch me not' we wait the restart © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Restart I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu Mimosa Pudica, Poetry, Senryu
hot dogs

Hot Dogs and Ham

by Melinda J. Irvine2 March 20182 March 2018Leave a comment

There was a young fellow called Kevin Who liked to eat potted meats and devon And hot dogs and ham And saveloys and spam Oh he ate, and shot straight, into heaven © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Premonition…

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Limerick, Poetry Hot Dogs, Limerick, Poetry
astral by Melinda J. Irvine

Astral

by Melinda J. Irvine25 February 201825 February 20181 Comment

midnight a wet balcony becomes the moon © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Astral I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Moon, Poetry, Senryu
bamboo nursery

Reforestation

by Melinda J. Irvine22 February 201823 February 2018Leave a comment

from the top of the island where the trees were once bamboo nursery © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Encrusted I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: ‎⁨Calagnaan Island⁩, Carles (Philipppines) Note: A little poem about a new bamboo forest…

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Holes in the Road

by Melinda J. Irvine18 February 201818 February 20181 Comment

no matter where you step there's always a hole in the road maybe we're all in one © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Cavity I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Jaro, Iloilo City (Philipppines)

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Poetry, Street Art
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Pink Umbrella

by Melinda J. Irvine17 February 201817 February 2018Leave a comment

diminishing bright fuschia, hot pink, piggy pink, baby pink, champagne © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Conjure I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Lapaz, Iloilo City(Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry Pink, Poetry, Umbrella
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Old Ensemble

by Melinda J. Irvine16 February 201816 February 2018Leave a comment

worn like a costume Teddy Bear © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Costume I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Kids, Poetry, Teddy Bears
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Disentangled

by Melinda J. Irvine13 February 201812 February 2018Leave a comment

entanglement density completely or veneered © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Simplify I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Iloilo City (Philippines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Decorations, Poetry, Simplicity
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Creature

by Melinda J. Irvine10 February 201810 February 2018Leave a comment

seeing someone's feet in the city sludge, I fall © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Creature I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Iloilo City (Philippines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Mud, Poetry, Senryu

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