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Melinda J. Irvine

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Home » Palm Trees

Tag: Palm Trees

layers of palm fronds

Your narrative

by Melinda J. Irvine21 June 201914 September 2019

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

Free Verse, Little Poems, Poetry Free Verse, Palm Trees, Poetry
palm frond floating in the shallows

On the low tide

by Melinda J. Irvine30 May 201914 September 2019

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 2019

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
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

Last Night

by Melinda J. Irvine18 August 201615 February 2017

moon with barbed wire and a stick struck me sudden (I saw you there too) © 2016 Melinda Irvine  

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Death, Friendship, Haiku, memories, Moon, Night, Palm Trees, Poetry

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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