#Reflections

Muse
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Muse

We write; and it is not with a blind eye that we see ourselves, nor with deaf ears that we hear the cries of our hearts and souls - and those of others whom
Tumultuous Vibrance
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Tumultuous Vibrance

Nothing grand was ever so achieved by waiting patiently, nor ever found its fulness in life completed alone.
Acquaintanceships by Night and by Day
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Acquaintanceships by Night and by Day

I have been one acquainted with the night. I have been lost in the depths of a vast universe, Lost beyond the reaches of his highest height — And whence his words rippled from
In The Beginning
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In The Beginning

And then, the flow began: The life that was their own, The life that was her own, That urged a broad wingspan; No longer words, alone; No longer friends outgrown She found true
Do What You Like
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Do What You Like

Or:  Self-Indulgence on a Summer Morn (Originally published on Medium.com) It is this bizarre trembling that I wake to, this sensation of needing to get up, to do something — and, instead,
To Thine Own Self, Be True
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To Thine Own Self, Be True

(Originally published on Medium.com) Every single rule we set for ourselves in response to a negative situation is arbitrary. Every single rule we set for ourselves in response to a negative situation
Seeds of Truth and Love
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Seeds of Truth and Love

I once loved a man more than all the stars in the universe, more than nearly every cell in my own body, save a few. I once trusted that man's reason
One. Two. Me.
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One. Two. Me.

1. That day when you came to stop me from saying "Goodbye, I love you." That night when you picked me up from the airport, when - again - I wanted it to
Beyond Reality
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Beyond Reality

He's the end of the alphabet... Sometimes, I wonder if he’s not the end of the world, too; The end of me The end of everything I know and want,
This Side of Nothing
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This Side of Nothing

It's not what I thought it would be. I gained a good thirty pounds, I'm sure.  They still say I'm sexy, and maybe I am.... Sometimes I
Listen, if you will.
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Listen, if you will.

These words are the result of Nothing. I've been quiet for a very long time; most recently, for the bulk of four months. That's not to say that I&
The Sea
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The Sea

The sea has swallowed me. I knew it would happen, one day: Being Meredith, of the sea, from the sea; Being Mer, just the sea, returning to my home, Returning to me. But
Absence
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Absence

I do not know why you must be away, But you are And so you must be. Instead of sorrow at your absence, I’ll send you joy and love on your path,
The Loyalty
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The Loyalty

I am still yours. Whether you discard me or keep me close, I am still yours. My wild heart is broken; You tamed something in me, And there is no way I know
Viscerally Undeniable
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Viscerally Undeniable

There are moments when the world seeps through, Takes over my mind and claws at the glass walls of my heart To take you from me. There are rivers of the world’s
A way
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A way

How many ways can I tell you I’m missing you? How many times must I say the words To make them real for you, Real enough to feel me Real enough to
Lost Love and The End of The World
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Lost Love and The End of The World

I can’t ask to see you, anymore; I’ve taken away that possibility.   I mean: I could write an email to you, as I still have your address… or I could send
A Break From Insanity
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A Break From Insanity

Remember the days of blue skies and sweltering heat when your love clung to me like the humid air when your arms found their way around me when your head rested upon me
Call Me Intensity
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Call Me Intensity

I am officially “That Crazy Girl,” “That Obsessive Girl,” “That Girl Who Will Not Let Go.” Everyone’s heard of me:  My boyfriend breaks up with me; I stalk him, I cannot let
Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost?
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Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost?

It is, perhaps, possible to love too much, I am told. I have experienced several sides:  loving so much I was consumed, crazed; loving so much that others felt they were drowning in
He asked me why I love him.
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He asked me why I love him.

“Because,” I explained with faintly childish impatience, “you’re a MAN.” He laughed and grinned in his boyish way, and asked me what I meant.  "…Because,“ he explained with resonant patience, "
Love, The Infinite Unknown
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Love, The Infinite Unknown

It’s not the easiest thing in the world, to love. I mean:  it’s easy, but so many things can get in the way, distracting us from love, from letting ourselves fall
Single
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Single

I am single. It really dawned on me this morning, having finally stepped from bed after a difficult night’s sleep and the email I received last night from someone I love, saying
It's Not Just Vanity, Gentlemen
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It's Not Just Vanity, Gentlemen

Imagine relaxing into the complete care of someone else, finding that trust in yourself that babies have for their parents, that innocence where you can take every touch and gesture made towards you
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I Am Ofelia

It's been a while since I've written about any particular restaurant I've visited, any particular meal I've enjoyed, any particular experience that stood out for
For The Love of Chicago-Style Pizza
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For The Love of Chicago-Style Pizza

He was like a little kid, leading me into the dark, underground restaurant where we were seated at a small, square table; his excitement overtook me.  “Have you ever had Chicago-style pizza?
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The Plant Whisperers

Maybe it’s because I am one generation from farmers, on one side, and two, on the other. Maybe it’s that I was raised traveling north to my grandparents’ and great-grandmother’
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Add Another Dreamer to the List

I wonder if we're all great dreamers, we who are drawn to the sea and sail. My dream starts with my name, Meredith, Welsh for "guardian of the sea"
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Un café, s'il vous plaît

There is something intensely social about coffee: I remember an Arabic friend for whom I strived to make the perfect espresso, who told me the story of visits to his homeland, of drinking
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Arepa

This heat stirs memories in me of handsome men in linen suits and khaki shorts; of a long, hole-in-the-wall, easily-missed Venezuelan restaurant with roll-up garage door that lets
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The Art of Sitting Still

Memoirs of a Store-Front Mannequin: Thoughts and Observations from a Live Window Model Yes, I'm that girl-in-the-window who sat with hot-pink bow in my hair, rattling
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Sketches of the South

It’s on days like today that I understand my laziness, my hesitance to move, to do anything but bask and take in this hot Georgia sun, to await cool breezes petting my
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To Blog or Not To Blog...

That has been the question for so many years as I've observed the Internet filling with so many posts and blogs of minute-by-minute exploiters-of-lives, discarding thoughts, feelings,