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Melissa Elder

Melissa Elder

Leaning in.

She stood at the sink, hands pruned, unloading, loading, wiping clean, eyes sleeping, the kids wearing her down, to paper thin. He…

Nov 20, 2023

Leaning in.

Nov 20, 2023

Melissa Elder

Nostalgia

Years in the making, a lifetime of experiences, now finally, brought to you.

Nov 8, 2023

Nostalgia

Nov 8, 2023

Melissa Elder

Wildflower.

Somewhere, out there- unbound and beautiful, a flower grows endearingly, with only itself to please.

Aug 16, 2023

Wildflower.

Aug 16, 2023

Melissa Elder

Morning Run.

I had just turned off Eucalyptus Drive where the tunneled trees begin (my favorite part of the drive home), when I noticed her jogging. She…

Aug 16, 2023

Morning Run.

Aug 16, 2023

Melissa Elder

Dreamscape.

We were laying in the sand, never minding it sneaking in the cracks. From the mist, tasting salt on my lip. You were eating a peach, wiping…

Aug 16, 2023

Dreamscape.

Aug 16, 2023

Melissa Elder

Reasons for stop lights.

Two women, holding hands patiently waiting to walk. I caught them looking at each other, in that second she reached up clearing the hair…

Jul 8, 2023

Reasons for stop lights.

Jul 8, 2023

Melissa Elder

Real Life.

Real life.

Jun 5, 2023

Real Life.

Jun 5, 2023

Melissa Elder

Depression.

Depression.

Jun 5, 2023

Depression.

Jun 5, 2023

Melissa Elder

Change.

Someone can only improve so much, She said tiredly, bitterly. My mind went to the ways I needed to improve myself. The constant…

Mar 31, 2023

Change.

Mar 31, 2023

Melissa Elder

Subtle Intimacies.

I can’t tell you when it became a ritual, But I can tell you when I noticed its absence. I laid on the couch across from him, like I…

Mar 13, 2023

Subtle Intimacies.

Mar 13, 2023

Melissa Elder

Melissa Elder

Poet. East Coast dweller. Author of the books The Mundane and Nostalgia. www.melissaelderwrites.com @meliss.elder.writes

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