waterlogged

saturated

soggy

soaked

sodden

I love you, rain

I really do-

but I think we should take a break

its not you… it’s me, really

I just think I should see other weather.

 

~Melanie Thomason

 

Tune in

Listen closely my friend

Do you hear voices

in the falling rain

and the whispers

on the wind?

Tune in with your soul

find some comfort there

in their sweet refrain

before the nothingness

eats you whole

~Melanie Thomason

Land of the Word

Wordifull

This has been a long time coming,

this deluge, this sea of words—

I was silent for so long, you see,

silent and absent and not feeling

overmuch of anything

til you

this storm has been brewing for years

while I was alone and unloved

and now all has changed

now I am alive and vibrant

and I am home again in this brain cave

I have come home again to the Land of the Word

and it is you who led me here

~Melanie Blackwell

Let the Rain fall Free
from Hd Wallpapers Design

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A year and a poem (or 3)

One year ago, today, I started my WordPress journey.  It was my first ever attempt at blogging AND my first time sharing my words with more than one or two close friends. I wasn’t sure if anyone would even find me amoung the thousand of blogs out there… much less find my offerings of value.  I wasn’t sure if this was the right avenue for me or if I would even continue more than a week or two. Now, here we are.

The support I’ve found here is amazing.  Beyond the “follows” and the “likes” I have experienced some heartfelt, thoughtful comments, critique and encouragement.  I have even made some connections that now extend outside of this blogging world; making friends I hope will be part of life for years to come. All of this is to say Thank You to all of you.  Because of you I have not abandoned this journey and I am truly living in the land of the word that I so love for the first time in ages. In fact, I’m currently working on a book of poetry and a novel…something I have never had the courage to actually pursue before.  It was always only a dream, until now, until you.

This WP community is full of talented people and I am happy to be one of them.  🙂

♥

And because this is always all about the words, the art, the poetry…I leave you with a poem or 3.

⊥

I.

I hear the rain

as it advances

you rush inside 

I’ll take my chances

I’m not afraid

of getting wet

the pouring rain

helps me forget

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II.

rain

washes

away the shame

accumulated through years of pain

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III.

It’s raining here, the skies are grey

but I do not feel that way

I am not sad, I don’t feel blue

I close my eyes and think of you

with face upturned and arms outstretched

your love for me doesn’t seem farfetched

it’s raining here, I dance and sing

for in the rain, my heart takes wing

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~Melanie Blackwell

 

 

Corrosive

Photo by Ray Laskowitz of STORYTELLER who was kind enough to let me reblog.

 

somewhere along the way I took a wrong turn

but then again

any turn I took would’ve been wrong

thoughts of you prove corrosive

eating away, eroding cerebral tissue

acid leaks from my eyes

burning, blurring vision

but then again

the rain doesn’t help either

so much love given

so much

taken

that my heart has grown anemic

it doesn’t have to be the end of the world

but then again

…

is it?

~Melanie Blackwell

 

 

 

 

April showers ( 2 Haiku – Free Writing To Nature)

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grey-green April moon

illuminates wet pavement

from promised showers

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bumbling beetles

flying without direction

after the Spring rain

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~Melanie Blackwell

 

Drizzle

the sky

d  r  i  z  z  l  e  s

greyness

hours

stacked

on

hours

hours turned to days

the sun 

has been in hiding

all light is

M.I.A.

~Melanie Blackwell

Land of the Word

This has been a long time coming,

this deluge, this sea of words—

I was silent for so long, you see,

silent and absent and not feeling

overmuch of anything

til you

this storm has been brewing for years

while I was alone and unloved

and now all has changed

now I am alive and vibrant

and I am home again in this brain cave

I have come home again to the Land of the Word

and it is you who led me here

~Melanie Blackwell

Let the Rain fall Free
from Hd Wallpapers Design