Melissa March 7, 2018 sparks Nepenthe Melissa March 7, 2018 sparks It was dark, so we tried to make our own light, / and drank candle wax like tea.
Melissa February 12, 2018 sparks The Real Golden Hour Melissa February 12, 2018 sparks In meditation I sometimes have it… but the other day, sitting sick in bed, working, the feeling came over me.
Melissa January 8, 2018 sparks Sunset Poem #1 Melissa January 8, 2018 sparks The sun’s going to set any minute. It wasn’t a perfect day, but it was.
Melissa January 2, 2018 sparks Thank You for Reading, Let's Begin Again: Highlights from One Year of Blogging Melissa January 2, 2018 sparks I came across the word, "shoshin," for the first time last year, which is a word that comes from Zen Buddhism meaning, "beginner's mind." And ever since, it's been a concept that's clung to my outlook like a charm.
Melissa November 20, 2017 sparks Alternative States of Zen Melissa November 20, 2017 sparks Be like rolled oats,transmutable and staid.
Melissa October 31, 2017 sparks She Had Some Horses Melissa October 31, 2017 sparks She had horses with eyes of trains.She had horses with full, brown thighs.She had horses who laughed too much.
Melissa October 10, 2017 sparks The Nature of Desire Melissa October 10, 2017 sparks heata warming liquidhot lava flowingunerupted
Melissa September 26, 2017 sparks You are more alive just by being quiet, present, and aware. Melissa September 26, 2017 sparks My hands are like ice.I’ve been beside the ocean this evening, walking along the cliff. I can hardly write this note.
Melissa September 5, 2017 sparks No Dollars in Duende: On Making Uncompromising, Spirited Music Melissa September 5, 2017 sparks "All that has dark sound has duende, that mysterious power that everyone feels but no philosopher can explain." -Nick Cave
Melissa August 15, 2017 sparks Make me an instrument of peace Melissa August 15, 2017 sparks Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon...
