If I open my window late at night, I can hear the river below the icy tinkle of the stars . . . . always flowing, curving and carving, carrying treasures and singing stories, speaking to me of other times and places . . . . the Source and what is next; which is not then or next but is NOW. Always now; spiralling back to and from now like a serpent.
Now we begin, we are on the riverjourney. Remembering and seeking, but always now.
Can you remember? Can you remember belonging to the earth? Can you remember being encircled by the trees, embraced, sheltered, protected? Can you remember speaking the language of the forest?

embraced . . .
Can you remember the fluent tongue of the river, flowing from your lips?
The river says ‘Listen and remember. For I have a story to tell. Come with me on a journey. This is your journey, our journey; your story, our story . . . . . .
Gather together your touchstones, your paints and journal, your courage, your faith, your sense of adventure . . . . .
We are on the riverjourney . . . . .
Belonging
Removal
Trail of Tears
Wanderground/Exile
The Call to Home
The Gift of the Skull
Coming Home



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April 18, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Hilly B Stevens
Hi Melinda, Now I know how and where you get all of your inspirations which it shows in all of your work of ART. Love Hillybs
April 12, 2009 at 4:24 pm
RhiONA Wren
Melinda
I just read your poem …. lovely
where exactly is this beautiful place .??
I may Be going thru a divorce sometime soon and there is someplce on the planet calling me and I am staying open …wanting to check out your area possibly ..is it an artist community ??Blessing RhiONA
April 14, 2009 at 10:10 am
Schwakhofer
Welcome RhiONA, This place is where I lived for 4 years in the Teign Valley in Devon. The place did call to me. As a friend in Scotland said to me before I moved down here ‘Sometimes a place finds you’. It wasn’t an artist commmunity as such, however I did find my self as an artist while I was living there. There are some communities/pockets of artists in the Devon area, althought I don’t tend to be a joiner. You can try the Devon Artist Network to get an idea of some local artists.
Heed the call and follow your heart.
Melinda