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Home » Senryu

Tag: Senryu

jerry in mandurriao

Moon Creatures

by Melinda J. Irvine23 October 201923 October 2019

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
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
easter moon over dubai

Easter Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine21 March 2019

flying late my Easter moon alighting Dubai

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
sunset over iloilo city

Next to the Sun

by Melinda J. Irvine6 March 2019

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
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
broken leaves on a boardwalk

Painted Gums

by Melinda J. Irvine3 November 2018

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
reflections

Appearance and Reality

by Melinda J. Irvine14 May 201813 May 2018

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 2018

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 2018

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
last days of the kittens

Saying Goodbye

by Melinda J. Irvine9 March 20189 March 2018

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 2018

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
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
footprints by Melinda J. Irvine

Creature

by Melinda J. Irvine10 February 201810 February 2018

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
waiting to go home

Waiting To Go Home

by Melinda J. Irvine28 January 201827 January 20186 Comments

among the steady trill of motors, beats, our time we are all, just waiting to go home © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Trill I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Balasan, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Motor Bikes, Poetry, Senryu
silhouette in orange (1)

Boy in Orange

by Melinda J. Irvine27 January 201827 January 2018

recurrent concrete - support the tiny framework © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Silhouette I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Balasan, Iloilo (Philipppines)  

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Orange, Poetry, Senryu

Off to Sea

by Melinda J. Irvine7 January 201818 January 20181 Comment

concrete cast boy alive for the ocean winsome © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Winsome I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Banate, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Art, Oceans, Poetry, Senryu
sunset over a rice paddy

Afternoon Elegance

by Melinda J. Irvine14 December 2017

Phoebus Stretched his hands Unto each tiny stem and floret © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Elegance Weekly Photo Challenge: Ascend I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Batad, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu

Atmospheric

by Melinda J. Irvine19 November 20172 Comments

women's gowns compete with Christmas lights resplendent to the ceiling © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Atmospheric I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Jaro, Iloilo City (Philipppines)

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Art, Fashion, Poetry, Senryu
men playing checkers

Waiting

by Melinda J. Irvine14 November 2017

bottle caps black street stones white ball-pen scraped checkerboard © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Black Weekly Photo Challenge: Temporary I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Senryu, Street
orange sunset

Burnt Sunset

by Melinda J. Irvine7 November 20172 Comments

burning orange sky poverty reduced to a silhouette the panacea of dusk © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Panacea I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Senryu, Sunset

Fire in September

by Melinda J. Irvine26 September 201725 September 20172 Comments

flames, cousins, aunts, fire tentative photo of mum the old fire place © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Tentative I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Family, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Fire, Fireplace, Poetry, Senryu
collecting water by Melinda J. Irvine

More than a Moment

by Melinda J. Irvine21 August 201721 August 2017

though he smiles for me the hand on the water pump stuck, in his eternity © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Jiffy and Trance I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu
two little boys in a laundry tub

Baby Brothers

by Melinda J. Irvine8 August 20178 August 20172 Comments

baby takes a a bath laundry tub filled with brothers one partner hiding © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Partner I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Brothers, DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu
slow exposure shot of fiesta stalls at night

Roadside Fiesta

by Melinda J. Irvine7 August 20177 August 20172 Comments

her sultry shimmer betwitching her passersby late night fiesta © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Shimmer I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Fiesta, Poetry, Senryu
new rice

New Rice

by Melinda J. Irvine13 July 201713 July 20171 Comment

the late sun falling into each new stem of rice © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Postaday, Rice, Senryu
three men in a tractor black and white

Afternoon Caper

by Melinda J. Irvine12 July 2017

faded sun finding its last men waving goodbye © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Caper I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Little Savage

by Melinda J. Irvine10 July 20173 Comments

every thing primal in your wreckless purrrrrrrrrr © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Savage I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Cats, DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
small white flowers

Aloft

by Melinda J. Irvine5 July 20175 July 2017

little white sail inside a green sea aloft © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Sail I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
group of kids eating chips

The Kids of Purok 7

by Melinda J. Irvine3 July 20173 July 2017

Jerry visits an old playground where his house used to be © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Scamper and Snack I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
blurred photo of children walking along a bush trail

Roots

by Melinda J. Irvine30 June 201730 June 2017

along an old trail we walk to grandmother's house seven kids and me © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Roots and Gray I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
boy on the shoreline low tide

Two Hot Days Later

by Melinda J. Irvine26 June 2017

he wanted pets trapped small fish and shrimp in plastic cups © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Cringe I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
small white hibiscus flower

Monarch in the Garden

by Melinda J. Irvine25 June 201725 June 20171 Comment

stately white flowers hold tall their golden sceptre perfect lined satin © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Illusion I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Nature, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Hibiscus, Postaday, Senryu
Filipino girl with a bottle of shells

We Watched the Tide Fall

by Melinda J. Irvine24 June 201725 June 20171 Comment

we watched the tide fall chased tiny fish into cups swimming till sunset © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Commit I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Low Tide, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
hand drawn strange fictitious flowers

Fiction Flowers

by Melinda J. Irvine18 June 201718 June 20177 Comments

this scribbled blossom I must have dreamed of triffids in a dusty book © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Blossom and Create I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu
dilapidated bamboo house

Red Dirt Floor

by Melinda J. Irvine16 June 201716 June 2017

bamboo walls don't keep out the rain puncture marks © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Puncture I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Bamboo, DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu
little kid and a bowl of spaghetti

Lunchtime Treat

by Melinda J. Irvine15 June 201715 June 20173 Comments

lunchtime stains little white shirt spaghetti © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Uniform I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu FindingJerry, Poetry, Senryu
stamen of a red hibiscus flower

Dividing Lines

by Melinda J. Irvine11 June 20171 Comment

heavy concrete wall dissects mine from neighbour's mine except a red hibiscus © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Farce I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu
pair of eyes painted onto a corrugated iron and bamboo shack

Street Paint Eyes

by Melinda J. Irvine11 June 201711 June 20172 Comments

street paint eyes broken bamboo bits hang like teeth © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Buff I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Bamboo, DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu, Street
hot pink rose

Reaching

by Melinda J. Irvine10 June 201711 June 20173 Comments

mud garden footprint old bottles stem a bright rose gentleness reaching © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Tender I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
island kid covering his face with sand

Our Oceans, Our Future

by Melinda J. Irvine9 June 20179 June 201711 Comments

World Oceans Day! Blissfully unaware, of what we've done. © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Crisp #WorldOceansDay #WorldOceansDay2017 #OurOceansOurFuture I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Nature, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Senryu, WorldOceansDay
full moon shining over an alley and barbed wire

The Moon’s Final Polish

by Melinda J. Irvine8 June 20178 June 2017

squatting over a mud puddle catch the moon © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Polish I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Moon, Poetry, Senryu

Trace

by Melinda J. Irvine7 June 20178 June 20171 Comment

as he writes I ask "Ano ini?" ... Man-og! [snake] © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Trace I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Art, Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Jewellery, luvdapeepsumeet, Poetry, Senryu
twin rainbows over the sea

Under the Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine5 June 20178 June 20172 Comments

rainbow reaching (a tiny distant moon) both sides rainbow reaches World Environment Day both sides © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Distant I'm part of Post A Day 2017 World Environment Day #WithNature

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu Environment, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu, WithNature
black and white mural (close up of eyes and fingernails)

Fragments of Artivism

by Melinda J. Irvine27 May 201728 May 20173 Comments

creativity an urban reprieve outside collective focus Artivism was a curated street art collaboration of Ilonggo Artists sponsored by the British Council. The gallery in this blog is a collection of fragments I photographed from the complete work which spans a carpark…

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Art, Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu Artivism, Murals, Poetry, Senryu, Street Art

Banana Blossom

by Melinda J. Irvine24 May 201724 May 20172 Comments

ripened bract unfolds her music, line and textures dance inflorescence © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Impression

Haiku, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Jackfruit

by Melinda J. Irvine20 May 201720 May 20172 Comments

every market corner stained with your pungent odour ma'am! you not like this? © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Notorious  

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
Fish in the market co-operative of Estancia, Philippines.

Pursue

by Melinda J. Irvine14 May 20172 Comments

fresh fish shine under market light a living © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Pursue

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Pieces of Pink

by Melinda J. Irvine12 May 201712 May 20171 Comment

random memories fairy floss, flowers, kids, poo all my year in pink © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Pink

Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Pink, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Ephemeral

by Melinda J. Irvine10 May 20171 Comment

summer tides fall little friends an island weekend © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Temporary

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

However bird songs are heard

by Melinda J. Irvine14 April 2017

like bold ink scratchings haiku ancestors, unknown bird songs are yet heard Audax scratchings quasi atramento Haiku et maiorum suorum ignotum carmina sunt avem tamen audisti Scratchings as bold ink Haiku Poetry and those of their own ancestors are pardoned…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu bird song, Haiku, Poetry, Sand, Senryu

Leaving the Temple

by Melinda J. Irvine28 March 20171 Comment

wreathed boy spoke limestone or held bird © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Photo: Limestone statuette of a boy with a wreath of leaves

Art, Free Verse, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Free Verse, Poetry, Sculpture, Senryu

Frog on a Straw Hat

by Melinda J. Irvine14 March 201714 March 20172 Comments

little frog sitting long wooden centuries this me writing poems © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Photo: Netsuke of Frog on a Straw Hat I haven't written a poem or been out photographing for weeks, so it was a delight to read…

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Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Frogs, Netsuke, Poetry, Senryu

Showing Off Her Nails

by Melinda J. Irvine14 February 201715 February 20171 Comment

manicured sky blue dainty arms and sleeves to match but will she float boys? © 2017 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Boats, Poetry, Senryu
This is where the alt-tag goes!

The Tremble of Drums

by Melinda J. Irvine8 February 201715 February 20171 Comment

dinagyang parade warriors dance for maidens the tremble of drums © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Tremble

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Dinagyang Festival, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

A Recognised Craft

by Melinda J. Irvine6 February 201715 February 20174 Comments

long since a palm tree weaved tight, neatly stitched by hands above now below © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Craft and Recognize

Art, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

He Needs No Friends

by Melinda J. Irvine2 February 201715 February 20174 Comments

Arrived unwilling, he rusted (hammered in tight). Forgetting what for. © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Resist

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Somebody Clean that Fan

by Melinda J. Irvine27 January 201715 February 20171 Comment

inside simple space we find creative moments family type stuff © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Simple

Family, Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Philippine Public

by Melinda J. Irvine22 January 201715 February 20172 Comments

women's "comfort" room we squat over grilled river (brown boxed "privacy") © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Post: Privacy

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu, Women DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Write your life

by Melinda J. Irvine17 January 201715 February 20176 Comments

Write in bright colours like your life could be, could might be Still reality. © 2016 Mel Irvine Weekly Discover Challenge: Transcript About eight years ago I bought myself a beautiful bound sketchbook and started sketching my guitar strap and…

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Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu, The Writing Life DiscoverChallenge, DiscoverWP, Poetry, Senryu

Shine

by Melinda J. Irvine10 January 20174 May 20171 Comment

your end of day flight blackened by the sun's late shine living passed to less © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Shine

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu, Sunset

Walking

by Melinda J. Irvine8 January 20174 May 2017

Before sunset walk photographing river stuff. Nothing specific. © 2016 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Specific

Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Not Tonight Dear

by Melinda J. Irvine7 January 20174 May 20172 Comments

Lady gone to sea (her mimsy flanks all about). She won't float tonight. © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Float

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Tempted by the Sea

by Melinda J. Irvine6 January 201722 March 20194 Comments

My grandmother's hands found little ships in tree bark. Tempted by the sea. © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Tempted

Art, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

She Will Remain

by Melinda J. Irvine6 January 201715 February 2017

She lies behind you another century, back turned she will remain. © 2017 Melinda Irvine Weekly Photo Challenge: Resilient

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu bush cemetary, PhotoChallenge, Poetry, Senryu

Gone

by Melinda J. Irvine4 January 201715 February 20174 Comments

Linen stripped and washed (my friends will still be driving). Soon I'll be gone too © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Gone

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Friendship, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Who was Lost at Sea

by Melinda J. Irvine3 January 20174 May 20174 Comments

the living the left behind facing their ending down inside the sea © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Interior

Historic Sites, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu bush cemetary, DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

No.

by Melinda J. Irvine14 December 201615 February 20172 Comments

Her bespoke lie is all she's lived; 5 star girl only Yes, never ... © Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Bespoke

Poetry, Senryu, Women DailyPrompt, domestic violence, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

The Edge of the Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine14 November 201615 February 20171 Comment

somewhere by the edge of the moon sits history. everything past. © 2016 Melinda Irvine © 2016 Melinda Irvine This is my contribution to the Blogging-U course Photography: Developing Your Eye II (Day 8 Edge).

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, edge, Poetry, Senryu

Empty

by Melinda J. Irvine25 October 201615 February 20172 Comments

this red bench was the 'pop of colour' i had been seeking to finish the 'developing your eye' wordpress course. there is usually an street vendor sitting here reading the newspaper while he sells sweets, fans or small plastic toys. at night he sleeps between pieces of cardboard in an alley behind an international hotel.

Little Poems, People, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, Senryu, The Homeless

Nostalgia

by Melinda J. Irvine19 October 201615 February 20173 Comments

nostalgia sits inside two pot plants and home mother's gardened hands © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Family, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu nostalgia, PhotoChallenge, Poetry, Senryu

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Mirror

by Melinda J. Irvine23 September 201629 October 20173 Comments

Muddy in a city puddle I saw myself © 2016 Melinda Irvine Photos taken in Iloilo City for the Weekly Photo Challenge (Mirror).

Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu mirrors, PhotoChallenge, Poetry, Senryu

Water In My Pocket

by Melinda J. Irvine2 September 201615 February 2017

water falls into my pocket, but my friendship is carefully placed. © 2016 Melinda Irvine https://youtu.be/3DOSV8QrwKI&rel=0

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Senryu, Water

Street Sound

by Melinda J. Irvine1 September 201615 February 2017

your little cries loud; so loud you pull my ears too my eyes too, my heart. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Art, Culture, Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry, Senryu DevelopingYourEye, Poetry, Senryu, Street

All Life

by Melinda J. Irvine26 August 201615 February 2017

all life runs deeply hidden from eyesight (the truth) all us connected. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Affirmations, Little Poems, Poetry Affirmations, Poetry, Senryu

Like Water

by Melinda J. Irvine24 August 201615 February 20173 Comments

flung down like water find your timeless fall and flow running, never still © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Affirmations, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Affirmations, circles, Poetry, Senryu, time

Can You Hear It?

by Melinda J. Irvine23 August 201615 February 2017

wet season brown-out squandering the last cell phone charge. slowly. slowly. © 2016 Melinda Irvine https://youtu.be/eIX4NI43v1A&rel=0

Little Poems, Poetry Poetry, Rain, Senryu, Wet Season, Windows

Home For Winter

by Melinda J. Irvine30 June 201615 February 2017

the sun is warming my tropical island feet back home for winter © 2016 Melinda Irvine  

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu, winter sun

Where I Once Stood

by Melinda J. Irvine23 June 201615 February 2017

where i once stood still a memory (bright shells) held in my little hand © 2016 Mel Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Beaches, Childhood, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu

Out the Window of the Bus

by Melinda J. Irvine16 June 201615 February 2017

they rush into night. and soon, you won’t even see the poverty. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Motor Bikes, Night, Poetry, public transport, Senryu

Finding Your Way Back

by Melinda J. Irvine18 March 201615 February 20172 Comments

when the pathway blurs, and i can't find my way back, do i close my eyes? © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu confusion, Darkness, Poetry, Senryu

Late afternoon ladies

by Melinda J. Irvine18 February 201615 February 2017

Child's birthday party: cake, games, spaghetti. Later, ladies find red wine. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Happy Birthday, Poetry, Senryu, Women

The Family Album

by Melinda J. Irvine11 December 201515 February 2017

where is home these days? maybe home is no longer a place: just photos? © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Family, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Family, Home, Poetry, Senryu

Still Life in Green

by Melinda J. Irvine9 December 20151 May 20182 Comments

still life coloured green i find green everywhere now guitar life sits still © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, procrastination, Senryu

Jian

by Melinda J. Irvine2 December 201515 February 20171 Comment

Two years older protects little brother; baby man. Superman at three. © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Brothers, Children, Poetry, Senryu

Thinking of home

by Melinda J. Irvine24 November 201515 February 2017

clearing photographs I am pulled homeward hearing Australian beach sounds © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu australian red kelpie, Beaches, Home, Poetry, Senryu

Manila

by Melinda J. Irvine22 November 201515 February 2017

Traffic. Manila. Traffic. Traffic. Stopping for ... red lights optional. © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Culture, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu manila, Poetry, Senryu, traffic

Dad’s Dog

by Melinda J. Irvine22 October 201515 February 2017

leaving again soon walking his mate with purpose taking memories © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Family, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu australian red kelpie, Poetry, Senryu

Islands of Gigantes

by Melinda J. Irvine8 May 201515 February 2017

searching for signal yeh! that’s what teenagers do on magic islands © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Islas de Gigantes, Poetry, Senryu, teenagers

Late Afternoon Amigos

by Melinda J. Irvine25 April 201515 January 2018

Too grown for children, not yet men. Late afternoon amigos, pretend. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Childhood, Poetry, Senryu, teenagers

Cosmetics

by Melinda J. Irvine21 April 201515 February 2017

pretty city pics no begging or busted pipes plastic bag homeless © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Places, Poetry, Senryu Cities, iloilo city, Poetry, Senryu

Obedient Uncles

by Melinda J. Irvine14 April 201515 February 2017

two young brothers held 1950's camera excited tyre tube © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Family, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Senryu, uncles

Elephants and Art

by Melinda J. Irvine12 April 201515 February 20171 Comment

I arrive at the Singapore Zoo expecting elephants not art © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Art, Little Poems, Places, Poetry Poetry, Senryu, tribal art, Zoos

Wheel of Brisbane

by Melinda J. Irvine3 April 201515 February 2017

spins my head around (like sparkling wine at the bar far below). slow. slow. © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Places, Poetry, Senryu brisbane, Poetry, Senryu

Late

by Melinda J. Irvine31 March 201515 February 2017

afternoon sun life sets on these last of my days I’ll find you again © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Eucalypts, Granite, Poetry, Senryu

Which Weeds?

by Melinda J. Irvine31 March 201515 February 20171 Comment

weed or flower? which will make a difference? will it? will it? why? © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Poetry, Senryu, Weeds

Old Moree Rocket

by Melinda J. Irvine30 March 201515 February 2017

1975 you are tall like the sun, me small as you are now © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Places, Poetry, Senryu Childhood, memories, Poetry, Senryu

How can I help?

Melinda J. Irvine Professional Writer
+61 438 409 779
irvine.melinda@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: I am unavailable during Holy Week and Easter 2021.
Sharing stories of real people, everyday magic, and the places I held my breath as a child.

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 the other kids from his village go to school.

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.
2021 Melinda J. Irvine
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