by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
A BLESSING FOR OLD AGE May the light of your soul mind you,May all of your worry and anxiousness about becoming old be transfigured,May you be give a wisdom with the eye of your soul,to see this beautiful time of harvesting.May you have the commitment to harvest your...
by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
SUMMER STORYWhen the hummingbird sinks its face into the trumpet vineand the funnels of the blossoms, and the tongue leaps out and throbs,I am scorched to realize once again how many small,available things are in the world that aren’t pieces of gold or power–that...
by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
LIE DOWN Lie down with your belly to the ground,like an old dog in the sun.Smell the greenness of the cloverleaf,feel the damp earth through your clothes,let an ant wander the uncharted territory of your skin.Lie down with your belly to the ground.Melt into the...
by MelinaMeza | Mar 24, 2021 | Poetry
I prayed for change,so I changed my mind.I prayed for guidanceand learned to trust myself.I prayed for happinessand realized I am not my ego.I prayed for peaceand learned to accept others unconditionally.I prayed for abundance and realized my doubt kept it out.I...
by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
Perez Sonnet XVII I don’t love you as if you were rare earth metals,diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that propagate war:I love you as one loves most vulnerable things, urgently,between the habitat and its loss.I love you as the seed that doesn’t sprout but carries...
