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...
by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
I awoke to the confusion of a new day.The scraps of dreams, memories of yesterday, and newCravings creeping into awareness,The sun spilling its light over all but the shadows and a Cacophony of soundFrom outside and in.What to make order of? What to let go?And who...
by MelinaMeza | Feb 20, 2021 | Poetry
I PRAY TO THE BIRDS I pray to the birds. I pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day—the invocations and benedictions of Earth. I...
by MelinaMeza | Mar 24, 2021 | Poetry
Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty and responsibility to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give our greetings and our thanks...
