Meanwhile, Melody Muses...

Enter the cathedral, where the pews are made of pine, Where saints with golden halos think deep thoughts of the Divine, Where dogwoods offer incense on ewers soaked in dew, And penitents in scarl...

https://melodylowes.com/2021/09/27/enter-the-cathedral/

I. I open the lid and my breath speeds ragged, seas stormed by discontent. So many pieces – why so many pieces? – and why so many shades of blue? No one needs that much sky, I think as I star...

https://melodylowes.com/2020/03/24/jigsaw/

Stoic, she relinquishes her treasures. Fingers swish, palms purple with the richness of the gift. She whispers soft but I am occupied; berries bounce in a plastic pail to the rhythm of songbirds....

https://melodylowes.com/2019/07/29/the-berry-bush/

  I’m barefoot in an emerald sea stained with rain. Tiny prisms of water – holy font – baptize my toes and I don’t remember anyone telling me that your soul grows when your soles soak up...

https://melodylowes.com/2019/07/18/grass-and-gravel/

The trials which have smothered you and frozen all your dreams (Those icy fingers down your spine unraveled all your seams) Are burdens which you never sought; indeed, you begged them gone, And y...

https://melodylowes.com/2019/01/26/cover/

  Descended from an ancient breed, she stands on guard with all her friends; The sun and soil and rain she needs, she gathers as she gently bends To rhythms only she can hear – the subtle thro...

https://melodylowes.com/2018/11/04/as-poppies-sway/

You hate the cracks, the places where the pain has split you through; You don the mask, and paint the scars, and smile when spoken to – And yet, the Dark that pinned you down, that swore you’...

https://melodylowes.com/2018/10/27/where-beauty-sprouts/

She envies those with clear complexion, Bolder lines or styled perfection, Longs for leaves with different shape, Curly locks instead of crepe; She notices when other flowers Spread their scent i...

https://melodylowes.com/2018/10/20/undisclosed/

Delicate her solemn smile, Lavender her dreams; Beneath her skin she hides the pain That tears apart her seams. So when you judge her every move And criticize her ways, Keep in mind how far she�...

https://melodylowes.com/2018/10/19/the-offer-2/

  Thankful, grasses swish in breezes, Ponds give thanks ere water freezes, Tamaracks sigh benedictions, Cattails pray with deep convictions. Clouds that sail and geese that float On autumn air t...

https://melodylowes.com/2018/10/08/the-earth-gives-thanks/