| FOR MY CAROL ON VALENTINES DAY
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2026-02-13
How lovely! May you both have a lovely day of celebrating your love and commitment.
Melinda
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| IN THE CORNER OF MY MIND
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2026-02-13
Alan, hugs. Big hugs.
Melinda
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| Rebellion Is
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2026-02-13
Bravo, Kee!
Rebellion is me, refusing to be silent,
standing for truth on a street corner,
surrounded by like-minded friends.
Melinda
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| Silences
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2026-02-07
I am in total awe. Truly. Silence so very well captured! [mic drop]
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| Children's unexpected answers
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2026-02-07
A profound answer. Your poem makes me think on this. Very nice!
Melinda
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| A LOOP BUS STORY
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2026-02-07
Good for you!
Melinda
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| BACKWOULD WHILL GOING FORWARD
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2026-02-07
A very rough ride. I honestly didn’t see all this coming. Not this bad.
Melinda
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| MLK,DT,BO
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2026-02-07
Yesterday was a rough day what with the awful video released by the Darth Vader of the US. So last night I watched “Becoming” and once again was so impressed with Michelle Obama.
Racism is still alive in this country. So is misogyny and a bunch of other kinds of ignorant hatred. The grandsons of the killers is spot on.
Melinda
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| February Lupercus
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2026-02-07
SallyGrey, I just love this. The imagery is so vivid that it reminds me of all that is happening, often sight unseen, and how spring is steadily advancing upon us. Yay!
Thank you. I needed this.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| FOR ME
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2026-02-07
This is just so lovely. Thank you for sharing it again.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| A Winter Afternoon
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2026-02-05
What a lovely description of a moment in time. Ethereal.
Melinda
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| FINE DINING
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2026-02-05
Definitely leave the chef a tip. Tell them to find a new job!
:-)
Melinda
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| The picture on the Mantle
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2026-02-02
Kee, this poem is so rich, a reflection of both past and present, of memories and peace found. The description of the wonders of Kentucky are beautiful.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| TWO hour's SLEEP
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2026-02-02
Alan, what a well-written poem. The cadence was like a clock ticking to me. Left me feeling a bit anxious both with words and cadence, like I could feel your restlessness.
I feel for you about the sleep pattern disruption. Sounds very rough! I’m sorry.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| I SIT AND TYPE
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2026-02-02
Your poem made me imagine you sitting at an old typewriter, pecking at the keys, hot drink in hand, coziness all around you, and grateful for it all. Might not be accurate but it’s what I imagine. A poet in a pleasant setting.
Melinda
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| Hard to Believe
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2026-01-30
Whew. That sounds very unnerving and totally the wrong way of approach. I am so sorry this happened to you. I am thankful you’re okay.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| I wake from sleep
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2026-01-30
What a very cool poem! I love the way the lines get longer as you progress to awakening, yet still not there at the end. Lovely.
Melinda
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| Suspect Possibly
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2026-01-29
Your poem struck me as to how I’ve been feeling lately. Have I become untethered from reality? Everything seems off. Up is down and down is up. Your words resonated. Well done.
Melinda
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| AFTER
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2026-01-28
Def Marie,
You have expressed the moment of being alone in your grief so achingly beautifully. Yes, you bear it. And it is unbearable. How do we manage?
There is a poem by e.e. cummings called “i carry your heart with me” that really helped me through the period of my intense grief.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| ICE AND THE SIVER SHIRTS - S S WONABES?
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2026-01-27
Patriarchy going beserck in its dying throes.
Melinda
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| The End of a Nightmare
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2026-01-27
Thank you for prefacing your poem with the background story of your experience. Sounds really rough. I’m glad you’ve found something that helps ease the pain. Hugs to you. May things continue to improve.
Melinda
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| ALL I EVER DID WAS LOVE.
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2026-01-27
As I read your poem I thought of a poem I wrote about unspoken expectations and how they can and often do grow into resentment. Silence often follows. I think about people on their wedding days and all the love they hold and the promises they make and yet, so very often, it doesn’t last. I speak from experience on that. I always think - love shouldn’t be hard and if it is, then something is amiss. Right? Maybe that’s just me believing in fairy tales.
Enjoyed your beautifully written poem very much. It made me sad.
Melinda
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| The Silence Between Us
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2026-01-27
This is heartbreakingly beautiful.
Melinda
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| Undo IT
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2026-01-25
Powerful poem. I got goose bumps reading this and the final two stanzas were a punch in the gut. Hard truth. Still, truth.
Melinda
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| MIXED DEMENTIA AM I STILL ME?
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2026-01-25
Alan,
Big hugs.
Melinda
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| taps
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2026-01-22
And as one who said, “ No way, no ever freaking way,” I too am haunted. Why didn’t I speak up more, sooner, more loudly? Would it have made a difference?
Melinda
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| Ashes
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2026-01-22
What a beautifully written vivid reflection on sacrifice and loss.
Melinda
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| TRUE WORTH
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2026-01-22
I m certain many will see their own reflection in your lovely poem. I know I did.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| STOOPID - TRUMP
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2026-01-22
As an American who tends more to crying my eyes out than tearing my hair out, I often find myself laughing at the insanity of it all. I mean- is this reality or have I somehow changed places with another me somewhere in the Marvel multiverse? If so, beam me back, Scotty. Pleaseeee!
Melinda
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| 3 Short Verses about the Weather
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2026-01-21
Lovely!
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| TRUMP - THE WARMONGER!
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2026-01-14
In the end, I hope he gets exactly what he deserves.
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| Ghost
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2026-01-14
Very powerful and stark poem. Leaves me with questions. Whose house? Hmmm…
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| Silence
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2026-01-14
Absolutely!
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| We Fit
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2026-01-14
A beautiful poem about a trusting and loving relationship during difficult times. ~ Melinda
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| LOVE BY ANN WOOD
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2026-01-11
Yes, it is. The only time I feel my heart is in one piece is when my children are altogether in my presence. Unfortunately, in the last 15 years, this has only happened once due to distances apart and the expense of travel.
Melinda
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| GOING TO SLEEP
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2026-01-11
Allen, this brought tears to my eyes. It is lovely.
Melinda
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| descent
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2026-01-11
I really enjoyed your poem about perspective.
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| WINTER EVEING BY ANN WOOD
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2026-01-10
Sounds very cozy and the drink sounds delicious. I will have to try that!
Melinda
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| THE KINDNES OF STRANGENES
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2026-01-09
Ken, thankful for kind strangers who help you up. May we all follow their example in our journey.
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| The new year seems cold
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2026-01-09
The New Year seems cold indeed.
I enjoyed your poem.
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| JANUARY'S SAD GARDEN
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2026-01-09
Allen, I really feel this poem to my core. It hit me in the heart. I don’t know how to express with clarity how it made me feel. The words that come to mind are sorrow and despair. Grief.
It’s very powerful.
Melinda ~
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| Sucker for Sunsets
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2026-01-07
Sheen,
Your poem flows with such intensity. It is painfully beautiful in its imagery, but was so heartbreaking to me at the end.
~ Melinda
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| It Was Never About The Message
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2026-01-03
This poem is so powerful - a history lesson on the perversion of Jesus’s message and its impact on your personal faith journey. So many false messengers are out there doing so much damage and you point out this isn’t just a recent development but a means of control in search for power and money.
~ Melinda
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| Cape Jasmine
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2026-01-03
My favorite flower is the gardenia. I have seven in my backyard and when they bloom they do smell heavenly. I think the shiny dark leaves re lovely especially when the white blossoms swirl open.
I really enjoyed your poem and how you wove your mother’s beliefs anbout the flower annd the wind into your current life. It is beautifully written.
~ Melinda
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| Musing
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2026-01-03
I really like this. I especially enjoyed the imagery in that last stanza!
Impressive. ~ Melinda
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| Big Castle with Lots of Rooms
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2025-12-31
Very lovely, William. I once heard a speaker refer to our mind as a filing cabinets which we fill during our lifetimes with file folders containing memories and information. Thinking of it that way it’s no wonder I sometimes get things all mixed up. Your description is much more lovely.
Sincerely,
Melinda
And Happy New Year!
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| The tipsy turvy spider
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2025-12-31
Oh what fun, Alan! What an adventure that spider had! Happy New Year!
Melinda
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| LAST DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 BY ANN WOOD
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2025-12-31
Happy New Year, Ann! Cheers!
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| bigger, badder buzzkill
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2025-12-29
Fun poem! Thank you for the smile!
Melinda
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| WHERE THE ACORN GROWS
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2025-12-24
Such powerful imagery, Allen. Your “walk” brought me a reminder to stop and look around on our journey and appreciate the wonder of it all!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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from USA