The Friday Poem: A Meal in the Wild
July 2, 2021 at 6:00 am (Poetry)
Tags: birds, mulberries, nature, poetry
The Friday Poem: A Love Note to the World
February 5, 2021 at 6:00 am (Poetry)
Tags: joy, love, loving kindness, poetry
I don’t know who I was “channeling” but this is one of those poems that just popped into my head. I heard Nat King Cole singing “It’s Almost Like Being in Love” in my head, picked up the beat, and out poured this poem. If you like it, please share it.
May the notes of longing in your heart be sweet this season.
December 25, 2020 at 11:14 am (Poetry)
Tags: Christmas, longing, music, poetry
Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating!
Author Events and Book Updates
November 26, 2019 at 5:01 am (Marketing)
Tags: Advanced Reader Copies, author readings, Earthbound, paranormal romance, poetry
This weekend, we had FIFTEEN authors at my library reading from their books, as well as swag, food, and door prizes. I woke up incredibly nervous that morning, but thanks to help from friends, it went off without a hitch.
I had a spot myself to sell signed copies of my poetry book, “A Sanctuary Built of Words.”
I also put up a sheet offering free Advanced Reader Copies of my upcoming paranormal romance in exchange for an honest review. Earthbound will be out in January and I need to get people talking about it.
Earthbound is on pre-order sale right now for just 99 cents and will be $3.99 when it releases in mid-January.
It is an ebook, available on most all platforms. You can check it out on Tirgearr Publishing at http://www.tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Johnson_Melora/earthbound.htm
(By the way, contrary to what the mug says, I don’t correct anyone’s grammar . . . unless they ask me to.)
Happy Wizarding, Harry, um, I mean Writing
June 6, 2014 at 4:27 pm (Poetry, Writing Inspiration)
Tags: Jim Butcher, novel writing, poetry
I feel like I have nothing to say today. My munchkin got me up at 4:30 this morning. I just want a nap. So, I give you a poem I wrote when she was a new baby that seems rather appropriate and a link to a favorite inspiring LiveJournal post from Jim Butcher on The Most Important Thing An Aspiring Writer Needs to Know. May the weekend find you time to write.
A Mother’s Weary Vigil
Just after midnight
small heels beat a Morse code
of defiance into the mattress.
I am not tired.
I will not sleep.
Even though
mere moments before
or perhaps after
chubby cheeks and hands
folded in repose on mama’s lap
angelically spoke of
sweet dreams.
Oh, but what transpires
between the rocker and the crib?
Eyes and mouth pop open,
screams or laughter,
legs kick.
I am not tired!
I will not sleep!
Mama returns to the rocker
her weary vigil to keep.
The April Countryside and Narrative Magazine’s Sixth Annual Poetry Contest
May 18, 2014 at 10:30 am (Poetry, Writing Contests/Grants)
Tags: Narrative Magazine, poetry
Thought I’d share a poem for a Sunday morning. I don’t write poetry much but occasionally my mind turns to it, like it did one April day this Spring while driving along. If you write poetry or know someone who does, you might want to be aware of the Narrative Magazine Sixth Annual Poetry Contest. Check it out for yourself or share it with someone you know. Thanks for reading!
The April Countryside
Gray April skies shower an inconsistent drip.
Follow a winding ribbon of gray
up the hill then down as it drops away.
Matted yellow grass, freed from blankets of snow
fills the pasture, greening at water’s edge.
Last year’s corn stubble dots the muddy field,
bare limbs move restlessly as
clinging dried orange leaves shudder-shake.
Old out buildings stand slant-sided,
unable to resist the ravages of winter
while, older still, a barn that could
squats solidly in the middle of a field.
