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Home » Flowers

Tag: Flowers

red and pink flowers on a fence

Seeing things

by Melinda J. Irvine16 June 201916 June 2019

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…

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Free Verse, Poetry Flowers, Poetry, Red

Green and Red

by Melinda J. Irvine4 June 201914 September 2019

Everything is green and red TODAY. Jerry picked up a red flower today and asked me to photograph him with his favourite colour. I love living in Jerry’s magical world of flowers and butterflies.

Children FindingJerry, Flowers, Red
red flowers on the balcony

Vexillology

by Melinda J. Irvine22 February 2019

little flags cerise black red flapping in the wind

Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Poetry, Red
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
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…

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

The Wildflowers Are Always Out in Blackheath

by Melinda J. Irvine8 October 20188 October 2018

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

Art, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Murals, Poetry
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
red flower

Flowers of the Tropics

by Melinda J. Irvine29 November 2017

red petals thick and scrunch no rain past their doorway #poetry #haiku #poem

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
lady with flowers

Lady with Orange Flowers

by Melinda J. Irvine2 November 20172 November 2017

paying 10 pesos for photographs and a peek into her life Day of the Dead floral tributes hand woven (her own hands) into little bamboo baskets the hands of the poor in every bunch. © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily…

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Free Verse, Photo Essay, Poetry DailyPrompt, Flowers, PhotoChallenge, Poetry
Pink Rhododendrons in Blackheath

Glorious Spring

by Melinda J. Irvine23 September 201725 September 20179 Comments

Arriving back in Australia for glorious spring. My father is in hospital waiting heart surgery and I'm spending my waiting days photographing blossoms and remembering what it is like to write poetry. © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Glorious…

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Nature, Photo Essay DailyPrompt, Flowers, Gardens, Spring

How can I help?

Melinda J. Irvine Professional Writer
ABN: 94 674 306 844
+61 438 409 779
irvine.melinda@gmail.com
RATES: AUD$100 per hour.
18c per word. $250 professional profiles.
Writing fees are invoiced in Australian Dollars and may be paid via bank deposit, credit card, or PAYPAL.
To engage fully in the work of art, all you really need are the skills you already have. ERIC BOOTH.

About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, designer, and musician living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help other marginalised kids see their own potential

neXtDRAFT zine # 68.

neXtDRAFT 68. February 2020

Community Giving.

When I'm not writing, designing or playing music, I'm actively building an online learning centre for the kids of Botongon (Philippines). If you'd like to help out, please make a donation via PAYPAL. You'll get a proper tax receipt and regular project updates. More info.
2022 Melinda J. Irvine
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