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Australian Writer, Textile Artist & Designer

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Last Night

Memories of lost love caught between barbed wire and palm fronds.
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Bamboo Beam

When little kids climb trees.
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Erosion

Exposed and exploited.
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Written in Sand

A small boy writes my name in the sand.
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Spanish Sangria

Free writing while drinking sangria. Good or bad idea?
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Reality

The sound of gunshots at your window pane can be scary.
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A study in blue

The sweet relief of late afternoon blue after a hot hot Philippine day.
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Lichen

Free verse poem inspired by the granite boulders resting in the ancient waterways of the…
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Wandering and Waiting

Photographing art during the gap between train and flight.
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Kale

My dad finds it ridiculous that people buy kale, something he used to feed to…
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Paperbark Wetlands

This poem is featured in my book of multimedia poetry Paperbark Wetlands: 10 Little Multimedia…
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River and Light

The river is a mirror.
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The Black Dog

sometimes it’s there sometimes it isn’t sometimes it’s everywhere © 2016 Melinda Irvine
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Little Black Dot

Watching a lone surfer paddling out around the point at Scotts Heat inspired this tiny…
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Over the Back Fence

Over the back fence at my brother's house.
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Time

Alone, not lonely.
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Tidal Lagoon

Low tide among the mangroves.
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Home For Winter

The beach looks wonderful but my feet are still freezing.
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Sand

Photographing shapes in the sand along the low tide, Black Rock (NSW) Australia.
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My Mother’s Garden

Tribute to my mother's unruly garden.
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What Remains

My life is for sale.
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Where I Once Stood

A storm washes up the past with memories of shells on a lonely stretch of…
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Out the Window of the Bus

Darkness descends on the market, out the window of the bus.
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A Floor Tile

Reflections on a floor tile, of all things.
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The Public Market

The public market, in black and white.
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At Night

What do you do at night?
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A Quiet Place To Write?

Finding a few moments of peace away from the 8 year olds.
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The Secrets of Trees

Wandering the gardens of the little resort on Bantayan Island inspired many little poems.
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#earthday promise

Trying to do more for our planet.
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I Am Ready to Fly

Old books and new flowers.
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Finding Your Way Back

Poetry inspired by the blurred view of a tricycle in the Philippines.
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Finding Myself Again

Tiny Bayas Island, Philippines.
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Bad Me

Scolding a boy for breaking a yellow colouring pencil. Bad me.
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Late afternoon ladies

Happy 8th birthday to my little man Jerry. The ladies really enjoyed themselves too.
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Dinagyang Festival

Taking two little boys to the city for a cultural festival. Fabulous.
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Botongon Fiesta Parade 2015 (purok 4)

Fiesta time in the Philippines inspired this photo essay.
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Christmas with Purok Quatro

This was one of the craziest Christmas party's I have attended. Not sure I'd do…
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The Fishing Port at Night

You can never know how long you have with a person.
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Choices

who do you choose?gifted kids?poor familiesgood gradesalways in school doctorsdentiststeachers‘good’ boysalways in school but what…
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Into his direction

I see a woman and stand still.
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Still Life in Green

Real life, still life.
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Jian

This little superman lives across the road.
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Laundry Soap

My mind races around the Plaza Molo.
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Jerry comes home

Jerry arrived on the RO-RO from Mindanao today. My prayers of gratitude that I found…
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Thinking of home

Deleting content off my computer and I find photographs (and video) of dad's red dogs.
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Manila

More of a guide than an actual rule.
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Click here to permanently delete your account

Corporeal. Digitised. Is it murder?
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Smile for a sack of rice

This day was the beginning of an internal struggle between my well-meaning (yet often ego-driven)…
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Finally, Be Strong

No mother should have to bear this. Finally, be strong.
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Dad’s Dog

A tribute to dad's beloved red dog rumble. Just try getting in that ute uninvited.
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Morning and Mist

Little poem inspired by a long drive and an early-morning rest-break.
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Truth

Speak not today, letting the truth be in your quiet.
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Is this what’s really killing our planet?

Neon lights and a carnival on the mountain top.
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Old Baroque Church

Photo Essay of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours, (Taal) Philippines.
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Just saying hello

Little piece of prose poetry inspired by an email from my mother.
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Halo Halo (mix mix)

Halo-Halo Mix Mix, Sweet Sweet, Friendship, Halo Halo. Mix Mix Mix! © 2015 Melinda Irvine
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Apple Cores

Apple cores have been on my mind these past months since having a seven year…
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Fiesta at the Plaza Molo

Watching the crew packup their gear after the Molo Fiesta inspired this bit of verse.
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Jerry! Diin sa iPhone?

When a curious little boy get's your iPhone, without you realising there's suddenly more than…
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No one told me :/

My first wedding in the Philippines and everyone was colour co-ordinated, except me.
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Food and education

Starting my community projects in Botongon.
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Broken Boats

Poetry and photos from a weekend at the stunning Islas de Gigantes.
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Island Weekend

Photo essay on the beautiful islands of Gigantes, Carles, Philippines.
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Islands of Gigantes

I remain astonished by a teenager's devotion to gadgets.
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Who is helping these people?

eighteen months aftera CAT 5 SuperTyphoonlargest on record?
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Late Afternoon Amigos

Afternoon poem celebrating childhood and the falling sun.
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Waiting for a Tide

Waiting for seawater to fill the space under the hull.
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Cosmetics

pretty city picsno begging or busted pipesplastic bag homeless
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Obedient Uncles

Back when lives held so much adventure and promise.
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Elephants and Art

Poetry inspired by the elephants and tribal art at the Singapore Zoo.
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Men with Blankets

Passing the riverwalk from my car to the Southbank of Brisbane, I met some homeless…
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Wheel of Brisbane

Killing time in Brisbane, waiting for my flight back to the Philippines.
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Late

The sunsets on Cranky Rock (NSW) Australia. It really does look annoyed doesn't it?
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Which Weeds?

Pondering life and some pretty orange flowers. Maybe they're weeds?
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Old Moree Rocket

Visiting Moree again for the first time since childhood.
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Lemon Tree Flats

Driving 100km to a national park behind Ashford and Coolatai.
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Who lies beneath you?

Senryu poem inspired by an unmarked grave in the Ebor Falls cemetery. It's an eerie…
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Black Rock Swamp

I ran little in you once, long before the rain came.
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Painting by Numbers

Are you living your free will or painting by numbers? I'm still not sure.
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Botanical gardens sprinkler

That will teach me for sleeping at a public park with the car windows and…
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Ancient Volcano

Poetry inspired by the underground lava tubes at Undarra, Queensland.
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Death in the Open Grasslands

The shock of a once strong and powerful tree, shredded and exposed like that, it…
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Girringun Grasslands

Poetry inspired by a walk among the Eucalypts of the Girringun grasslands.
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Magical Mission Beach

I’m back here in between trips to the Philippines and the last few days have…
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The Waterfall Song

Walking into the forest and finding a place where the only human sounds I can…
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