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Home » sunlight

Tag: sunlight

haiku for the sun

Haiku for the Sun

by Melinda J. Irvine19 August 2018

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

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, sunlight
mountain overlooking rice fields

Sunlight

by Melinda J. Irvine5 November 20175 November 20172 Comments

for weeks our sun lay hidden, inside rain and obscurity fragmented and forgotten she lunged piercing tree leaves penetrating mountain tips and cutting cutting fine each new stem of rice banana leaf torn and palm trees shred like ribbons above…

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Free Verse, Poetry DailyPrompt, Free Verse, Poetry, sunlight

Over the Back Fence

by Melinda J. Irvine5 July 201617 April 2017

https://youtu.be/f-Zjyhf1KrA&rel=0 over the back fence winter sun is diminishing into late afternoon golds and dark shady browns. kids cheer a backyard cricket score as i crawl through barbed wiry boundaries into someone’s horse paddock. ‘i don’t know how friendly that…

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Family, Poetry Afternoons, Family, sunlight, winter
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

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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.
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