In solitude, I rest in darknessEnclosed inside my hardened outer skin The cool earth surrounds me, protects me, gives me stabilityI feel its abundance all around meHolding me, feeding me Slowly I breathe inthe air piercing my shella breath of clarity, a moment of knowingand there is a change in my being I […]

I’ve had to deal with PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder for many years and once I finally overcame the worst of it, I was able to write this poem to try to explain how the MDD felt to me. Poem by Vanessa Kuljis aka Tasha LeeAnne Wolf

Fish Out of Place The place is the space, The place is the space, outside of time and space. Fish out of place outside of its element, photographic experiment, heavenly blue, dynamic magenta. Chilled to the bone, yet still alive in my mind’s eye, undulating, rhythmic movements. Listen for the message from […]

I wrote a poem about fall. It was inspired by the theme of Falling Leaves and by Mary Oliver’s poem “Song for Autumn” and here it is: Autumn Longing It is time for bed,It is time for rest.Everything strives south, goes down, lets loose.We all have gone to seedPlanting our […]

The leaves are so beautifulin all their differentshades, shapes, and statesof growth, release, or decay.Today I am thinking of the treeThat held that life in its existence,nurtured it from before it was a small budcarried nutrients to it so that it could surviveas it developed and grewnow the tree sends […]

I cannot sleep.Then, I become exhausted and sleep too much.I cannot function well.Day is night, and night is day.I live in opposite world.Thyroid, lymphoma, testosterone, diabetes.Exhaustion.What else can go wrong?What else will go wrong?So damn tired.This is living?I learn that someone I admire has died.Suicide.I seem to be the last […]

Winter Bone The long exhalation of winter descends on my bones. Leeching the life from my blood until I’m left as barren as the land.  The quiet hush of snow covered ground hides the impatient musings of my mind as I seek a way beyond the bland limitations of this […]

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!You are invited to the Grand Opening of our newArtHOME An inclusive community arts hub for creation,connection, and restorationSaturday 9.24.2212pm – 5pm  RSVP 200 Mercer, Seattle, WA, 98109 (across from Seattle Center)   REMARKS AT 3PMMayor Bruce Harrell, Representative Pramilla Jayapal, and morePERFORMANCESSeattle Opera, The Path with Art Singers!,Improv with […]

by Melany Bell Please enjoy this poem and images on listening, begat from my very own mind in 2022. Thank you for listening…The images and poetry are by : ©MELANY BELL 2017-2022 all rights reserved   Artist Statement: I am an Ambidextrous Painter, Scientist, Step-Mother, Lover of Lady’s & their […]

Childhood… for some a gleeful, loving time. For others, endless trauma and despair. Like childhood, a swing can be a reflection of pure joy, letting a child soar into the sky, believing they can sweep their hand through the fleecy, luminescent clouds. For some children, however, joy is overshadowed by […]