Melissa Ireland

Joined July 2022

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In 2019 I chose to let go of having a home to travel the world volunteering & be creative. Grateful for life's mysteries and love! https://instagram.com/melissa.ireland.56

And now a book! Wow!

https://www.listeningsbymelissaireland.com

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GRATEFUL
GRATEFUL I am grateful for the water around me and the rain that comes from above for giving my soul a place to swim
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
NOW, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PRESENT
Now, in the not too distant present, while life transforms from untitled to one of poetic stories embracing cosmic humor,
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
I DON'T KNOW
I DON”T KNOW I don’t know what you want, and what you need for it is lingering there, in the secret stories that you have claimed
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
MY MEDICINE
My Medicine My medicine is a visit from the bush turkey, a visit from the dragonfly, the way the tree speaks graciously to me
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
THE MENU
THE MENU The first time I saw you was in the desert section. I pretended that I had been to the restaurant many times, but actually it was way out of my league.
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
CLEAN SLATE
Oneness, dressed up as another, came knocking at my door. I invited her in for tea. Together we sat in silence, sipping possibilities,
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
AIR HEAD
AIR HEAD I am leaving my head in the clouds, allowing it to scatter amongst the sky and the stars, feeling that each particle that breathes me
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
BEYOND DEEP
Broken into pieces, too many to be put back together, no more moisture left to produce any more tears, feeling raw beyond time and space,
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
DESIRE
I tried to eliminate desire. Just wanted to see if I could take a break from it's comings and goings. Sometimes it would show up so exquisitely dressed that as an artist I could not resist a sincere exploration.
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets
Belonging
BELONGING Standing there, no longer an expectation in someone else’s performance Standing there in Her alone nest, nestled between the branches of the tree of life
By Melissa Ireland2 years ago in Poets

Melissa Ireland

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GRATEFUL

NOW, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PRESENT

I DON'T KNOW

MY MEDICINE

THE MENU

CLEAN SLATE

AIR HEAD

BEYOND DEEP

DESIRE

Belonging

Stories (22/0)