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Home » Verse

Tag: Verse

Poems that rhyme.

river warrior

River Warrior

by Melinda J. Irvine23 February 2019Leave a comment

He is beautiful. Representative of an ideal. But never forget, he can never be real.

Art, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Sculpture, Verse
merry christmas from our new place

We’ve Moved

by Melinda J. Irvine26 November 20182 Comments

oh let me introduce you to our new place -- we call it home and like a little prince (with mother Queen) we each of us have a throne it has a lovely concrete driveway so we're out of all…

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Activism, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Verse, Water

Pines

by Melinda J. Irvine13 October 2018Leave a comment

Down she fell into the tree but she never could tell which was her or the tree © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Poetry, Verse Poetry, Trees, Verse
little boy looking down a hill

Left Behind

by Melinda J. Irvine10 September 201810 September 2018Leave a comment

Just because I'm small shouldn't mean I cannot come I'm small, but very big and I want to have some fun If you'd just wait and help me Down this hill then I'd be right I only need your hand…

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Children, Kids Poems, Poetry, Verse Kids, Poetry, Verse
christmas in september

Christmas is Here

by Melinda J. Irvine5 September 20185 September 20185 Comments

Christmas starts here September and flies right on past December Christmas light shows in January yes! It's absolutely necessary

Culture, Poetry, Verse Christmas, Poetry, Verse
purple and green leaves (1)

Falling

by Melinda J. Irvine8 January 20189 January 20183 Comments

down a rabbit hole fell i fleeing and falling left behind the blues of trees the grey of sky down the rabbit hole fell i down the rabbit hole fled i seething and calling the world behind a funnel of trees…

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Poetry, Verse Poetry, Verse
the side of a bell

Above the Wishing Well

by Melinda J. Irvine27 November 201727 November 2017Leave a comment

make your wish and ring the bell (but a few people threw in coins as well) #poetry #wishes #poem

Poetry, Verse Poetry, Verse, Wishes
she oak stump

Where She Once Stood

by Melinda J. Irvine24 October 201726 October 2017Leave a comment

her cracks remain she'd split into two but we did not expect the end of you © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Expect I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Nambucca Heads (Australia)

Nature, Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Poetry, Rivers, Verse

Yarrabah

by Melinda J. Irvine9 August 20178 August 20172 Comments

They come for the land Washed up by the sea Raising their hand The human disease What in the world? Wanting the world They come for the land And now they take me … They come for the land Nothing…

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Poetry, Verse IndigenousDay, IndigenousPeople, Poetry, Verse
black and white of a group of boys carrying a coffin

No Tears For the Young

by Melinda J. Irvine7 August 20177 August 201713 Comments

we watched him lain final life barely begun just 20 years old his song yet unsung and I wondered where God was to tell what he’d done but the silence it stationed no tears for the young and she called…

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Culture, Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Funerals, Poetry, Verse
black and white silhouette of a girl walking

Hidden

by Melinda J. Irvine28 July 201728 July 20172 Comments

soft shines the sun her mid-morning light through the beauty of the young jealous hidden night © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Hidden I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Poetry, Silhouette, Verse
street art mural of a homeless girl Philippines

The Outdoors Life

by Melinda J. Irvine11 July 201712 July 20172 Comments

Do you have the grit for the outdoors life? A life where you'll sleep not alone (but alone). Where everyone sees, but no one sees you. Where everyone knows you, but nobody knows. © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Grit…

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Culture, Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Street Art, Verse

Amphigory or Alethiology?

by Melinda J. Irvine20 April 201720 April 20171 Comment

there once was a girl who climbed up to the moon she shone and she shone like a big awkward spoon she spun and she spun like a polka-dashed tune til she jumped and she jumped (smashed her time into…

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Poetry, Verse Poetry, Verse

10 Little Soldiers

by Melinda J. Irvine26 January 20173 May 20179 Comments

ten little soldiers standing on the ground holding up their weapons feeling very proud ten little soldiers fighting for their state fighting for their brothers fighting for their mates ten little soldiers lying brother against brother different coloured states who will…

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Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Postaday, Verse

Superpower

by Melinda J. Irvine17 January 201717 January 20171 Comment

I have a superpower I can write a line or two about any given subject about going to the zoo about having crazy families about connecting with my friends about grief and loss and someone loved and goodbye, goodbye again about thinking…

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Poetry, The Writing Life, Verse DiscoverChallenge, DiscoverWP, Poetry, Verse, Writing

Trying for Fishing

by Melinda J. Irvine18 December 20161 Comment

He's trying for fishing in cloudy and windy He's trying for fishing and blown him away, He's trying for baiting and winding and winding He's trying or fishing or flying away. © Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Fishing

Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Verse

Little Snake on the Sand

by Melinda J. Irvine16 December 20161 Comment

little snake out on bright sand looks like Christmas folly, until zooming eyes spy bird-gripped sides and speak a sadder story. © Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Folly

Poetry, Verse DailyPrompt, Poetry, Postaday, Verse

North-west of Goondiwindi

by Melinda J. Irvine26 November 201615 February 20176 Comments

I’m about 97 miles north-west of Goondiwindi I’ve got a road-train indicating: time to move along and as I pass him on his right I dip my headlights into the night and the voice in my head it’s playin’ a…

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Bush Poetry, Family, Poetry, Verse Family, Poetry, Verse

Miss Q. Cwoc

by Melinda J. Irvine16 November 20161 December 2016Leave a comment

Miss Q. Cwoc had a shock all atop a tabletop. © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Poetry, Verse crocodiles, fun, Toys, Verse

Running With Scissors

by Melinda J. Irvine15 November 20161 December 20166 Comments

I’m running with scissors for writing this down I’m running with scissors just walking around if you lived in a place where people get killed for the people they know or the lists they could fill would you get out…

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Activism, Poetry, Verse Poetry, Safety, Verse

Fifty Years

by Melinda J. Irvine11 November 201615 February 20171 Comment

the big event is over the grandkids all gone home leftovers devoured by the dogs gifted, composted, thrown and now here I am reflecting on what it could mean to spend your life with just one person (FIFTY YEARS) of…

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Bush Poetry, Family, Poetry, Verse humour, marriage, Poetry, Verse

Looking for a Poem

by Melinda J. Irvine27 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

i'm looking for a poem you can find them everywhere waiting in the school ground on a recent-rain-soaked chair there's a poem in the laughter and noise of children's games there's a poem in the waiting for a boy to…

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Poetry, Verse Poetry, School, Verse

Big

by Melinda J. Irvine9 September 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

i don't need your help to eat my food i use a fork (i'm far too big for a spoon) © 2106 Melinda Irvine

Poetry, Verse big, DevelopingYourEye, Verse

A study in blue

by Melinda J. Irvine6 August 201612 August 2016Leave a comment

blue is the colour of oceans of boats, both broken and new it's the colour of sky in the daylight and also gives twilight its hue. blue brings relief from the heat colouring the afternoon rain pouring sweet blue on…

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Poetry, Verse Blue, Boats, Poetry, Rain, Verse

The Land of Birthdays

by Melinda J. Irvine5 August 201612 August 20161 Comment

there is something in my heart that make me want to ... give every kid a birthday the way we used to do have all your friends come over and mum’s friends can come too we’ll play a lot of…

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Giving Back, Poetry, Verse Birthday Parties, Birthdays, Kids, Poetry, Verse

The Fishing Port at Night

by Melinda J. Irvine19 December 201513 August 20162 Comments

not me! you said the port, all the fishing port tonight. the twilight in your favourite place not me! you said. last light on the fishing port how could we know? that night, was the last night light to shine on…

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Poetry, Verse Grief, loss, Poetry, twilight, Verse

Fiesta at the Plaza Molo

by Melinda J. Irvine3 August 201518 December 20162 Comments

fiesta Molo's finished the rides are stacked away children’s laughter silent dirt and mud are all remains. did they make a little 'kwarta'? tomorrow, holds the promise of escape and though they'll wake up somewhere different their lives are still the…

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Poetry, Verse plaza molo, Poetry, Poverty, Verse

Painting by Numbers

by Melinda J. Irvine11 March 201528 November 2016Leave a comment

I’m painting by numbers I’m walking the line A line that’s not broken Or blurry Or fine I’m painting by numbers I’m playing the game I’m learning the rules I’m being the same I’m buttoning my blouses I’m lowering my…

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Poetry, Verse conformity, Poetry, society, Verse

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About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger 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.

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