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For All the Mothers

Hi there, I just wrote a little ditty for, well, For All the Mothers Those whose bodies have birthed tiny beings, those with chosen families born from a seed in their hearts, those who passed…

MelindaMay 9, 2026

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What the Trees Teach

Arborial Tutelage You message each other through networks of mycelium, and I, mere admirer, breathe in your gifted air, cycle it through my cells, exhale thoughtlessly. Oh, sturdy uprights—…

MelindaApril 27, 2026

Autism Bink Family Hope Parenting Poetry Singing

LIGHT IT UP BLUE Autism Awareness month and World Autism Awareness Day In case the day lacks color, (as if any day with Autism in it could be dull), the mysterious Namers-of-Days-and-months have painted it…

MelindaApril 2, 2026

Death and Dying Family Healing Hope Love Mindfulness Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

Four New Poems

I’ve just had four new poems published in Root Smoke journal. Here they are, below. https://rootsmoke.substack.com/p/melinda-coppola Spring There is nothing to say that the green world bursting faithfully again into blossom hasn’t outlined on…

MelindaMarch 18, 2026

Healing Hope Mindfulness Nature Poem Poetry Writing

Feast

The Cardinal Maybe it’s the cold, the heavy woolish snow blanket—more this month than in whole years of hibernal quietude. Maybe it’s the paucity of visitors to our weathered deck. Few flighted ones attempt to…

MelindaFebruary 27, 2026

Death and Dying Family Healing Hope Love Mindfulness Nature Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

Three Love Poems

Consortium Up before you, I hear your shuffle down the morning hall, the clearing of your throat, and my head turns of it’s own accord, trained by years of practice, and I’m looking for your…

MelindaFebruary 13, 2026

Autism Bink Family Love Mindfulness Parenting Poem Writing

Ambling Towards Ambulation

Bink was a late walker. She was late with everything, actually—except with being adorable and precious and deeply loved. Here's a poem about walking from my book Little Pockets of Glow. If you haven't purchased…

MelindaFebruary 2, 2026

Death and Dying Healing Hope Poetry Singing Spirituality Women's Issues Writing

Before the Poetry Reading

BEFORE the POETRY READING I want to thank God, goddess, fate, those who work in the otherworld office of lifespans where decisions are made— perhaps before we are born— about just how long we’ll slosh…

MelindaJanuary 22, 2026

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The Only Reasonable Light

image by Melinda, "Shekinah" Oh, there is so much pain in this peopled world, and I dare say the majority of it is delivered to humans by other humans. I don’t pretend any circumstances will…

MelindaJanuary 15, 2026

Autism Bink Family Healing Hope Love Parenting Poem Poetry Women's Issues Writing

The Bus Stop Moms and Me

Hello, Today I'm sharing a short reading from my collection, "Little Pockets of Glow". Bus Stop Moms is a snapshot into my life in the slower lane of parenting my wonderful daughter who lives with…

MelindaDecember 5, 2025

What the Trees Teach

Feast

Three Love Poems

Ambling Towards Ambulation

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