New Year – Melba Christie at Poemattic

2017

1 Jan 2017

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'it will be happier'...” Tennyson was right. Hope always smiles. It cheers us on when we are down and…

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My Wishes for 2016

30 Dec 201530 Dec 2015

I wish I did not have to wish for anything at all I wish things were perfect like in some fairy tales But if you don't wish then you'll never…

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Day 2

2 Jan 2014

You are still too young to know the dreamsI store in my heart Your predecessor may have told you about meI am a dreamer; an unconditional believera non-conformist when injustice existsa…

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@)!$ 0r 2014

1 Jan 2014

No matter what happens No matter what your resolutions may be A new year is a new journey A new year is what you help it to be 2014 or…

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Merry Christmas!

25 Dec 2013

This is a voice over I made a few years ago for my grandson. I have another grandson almost a year old and so I am dedicating this to him…

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A tribute to those who left us in 2012

2 Jan 20135 Jan 2013

A tribute to those who left us in 2012 He picked February to take his lonely ride on the Soul Train to the other side we will never forget…

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2012 in review

31 Dec 2012

Happy New Year to all WordPress Bloggers. I want to thank all my followers and I hope to continue to attract your attention to my poems and photographs. I have…

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“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” —Emily Dickinson

Poetry is an act of peace. – Pablo Neruda

Poetry is Life and Life is Poetry

-Melba Christie

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” —T.S. Eliot

“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” —Carl Sandburg

“Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” —Alice Walker

I’ll Just Put It Off Until the Next Life 21 Jul 2019
Originally posted on Melba Christie at Poemattic: There is only one life to live Sometimes, the one you get is too short or so it seems. People say all the time They do not have time for it all Or they ask Where has time gone? If this is happening to you Just put it…
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An Ode to the Best Odes 20 Jul 2019
Originally posted on Melba Christie at Poemattic: To Keats: I fell in love with an ode you wrote for I too love the fall most of all when leaves dress up in their best attire. ? And to you, Percy B. Shelley, Your Ode to the Skylark will be with me forever for I was…
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Quotes that matter! 20 Jul 2019
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try to understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his backgroundContinue reading "Quotes that matter!" […]
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A Little Bird Told Me 17 Jul 2019
A little bird told me “Listen only to what wise people have to say“ In a very alarming way I listened carefully to those I thought were smart But all I heard was actually a lot of stupid stuff While I tried the dodge the darts Poisoned with hatred, bigotry and words really rough IContinue reading "A Little Bird Told Me"
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Times Have Changed 14 Jul 2019
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Victor Frankl Times have changed; or have they? The last time I looked everything that matters remains the same. IContinue reading "Times Have Changed" […]
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