I've been writing for my own pleasure since the age of 10. I've had a dozen poems published in various anthologies, newspapers and magazines. Some have won contests.
For the last year I have earned my living through the written word. I have my own column
+ more bio informationReflecting on the interactions I've recently experienced with others in my community, I think of friendly chats, hostile stares, even arguments that ensued because of a misunderstanding, or a lack of tolerance or patience. Some of these I observed; others I was directly involved in. To be a part of the change I wish to see i... More..
"Life Sentence" Mutiny of love, destruction of life Stripped of feeling. Isolated, cut off- alone in my rage, my pain. She writes, "No bars on my cell" but there are. They're as strong as steel and just as real; yet, invisible to the world. They are there, but the world refuses to see. Because blind is bliss, so that's what ... More..
Reflections I saw a friend once by chance, but he passed by without a glance. Another place, another time, I saw that same old friend of mine. One day, he was at the checkout line. I said, "How ya been?" He said, "Fine. How's everything?" I said, "OK. When's the last time I saw you, last spring?" He said, "Nah, I think it wa... More..
serendipity (s r' n-d p' -t) n. p1. ser.endip'i'ties 1) The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. 2) The fact or occurrence of such discoveries. 3) An instance of making such a discovery. I could add, "4. A certain stray cat who thinks herself a dog." It was nearly two years ago that I was facing a medical cri... More..
You think you know what's going on, that it's all under control. There's a name for everything. Chapters of life are broken down to categories and subcategories, all with labels. Some are Family, some Work. Some were labeled "Love", and subtitled "Forever". Not realizing when they were filed, how very short forever is. Inten... More..
Stressed and Distressed? De-Stress now- here's how May is the month of Prom, Mother's Day, college finals and graduations, wedding plans and bridal showers. But even if there were nothing to celebrate or prepare for, the condition of our economy; the price of gas, food and just about everything else in today's world may have... More..
Dear Diary, I'm scared to death! I fell when I tried to get out of the bed this morning! My right leg won't workit won't hold me up or move like it's supposed to. And I have these weird sensations that feel like ants crawling on me, but nothing is there! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?! Dear Diary, Today I tried to get a piece of... More..
Inspiration comes to me as a silent wave upon a stormy sea. Like the moon in the midnight skies, It shines brightly behind my eyes. Sometime I write what can be sung. It is the gift of the poetically young. Inspirations become poems, and this is one. But the inspiration is gone, so my poem- is done. More..
Melissa Cesareo
East Stroudsburg, Massachusetts US
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