We paint by Melissa Lemay

Image | Valentin S

We paint

our stories,

begging of the trees

 

to listen

for an ache

that lives in our skin.

 

I turn

myself sideways

to get different

 

perspective

in homage to the trees

rooted to the earth.

 

She sings to me,

telling sacred truths

through her

 

rocks and boulders

reverberating through pink

paint;

 

and

the house finch

sings.

© Melissa Lemay

Melissa Lemay

Melissa Lemay lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her three children, four cats, and a dog. She writes about God, addiction, trauma, healing, motherhood, and many other things. She enjoys spending time with family, drinking good coffee, and being outdoors. She loves animals. Her poem, ”Ephemeral”, was chosen as “Poetic Publication of the Year” for 2023 at Spillwords Press; she was “Author of the Month” for July 2024; and “Author of the Year” for 2024. Find her at melissalemay.wordpress, collaborature.blogspot, and at dVerse Poets Pub.

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