m e l i s s i m a.

Nostalgia is Nasty.»

Nostalgia is Nasty.

It

Pinches me Perilously.

Makes me Melancholic. 

Grips me with Guilt.

Forces my Facades.

Rings me with Remembrance.

Queries me with Questions.

Drenches me in Doubt.

Wastes me in Wonder.

Fakes my Fancies.

Drowns me Dubious…

-m e l i s s i m a.

Beautiful People, Past & Present.»

Coffee.»

I wish I had someone to make coffee for in the morning. 

Now, I already know what you’re thinking; this is another double-meaning manifesto about Love. But allow me to clarify right here, right now, and before you read any further… that it isn’t. 

The fact that I wish I had someone to make coffee for in the morning, has no fancied meaning. If I wanted to have dessert with someone, and wake up to spoil them with breakfast, I would’ve said so. I would have generously avoided the hurdles of poetic interpretation and imaginative frustration that would’ve resided within you, the reader.. And I certainly would’ve spared myself, my cover.

No.

What I wish I had, is someone to make coffee for in the morning. Someone to prepare a mug for; to shower with two spoonfuls of sugar, to let the medicine of their Mondays go down… every day of the week.

I’ve never been a religious drinker, myself. But lately, coffee has become the Maury of my mornings. It’s become an art form… a delicious dose of warmth that livens my otherwise frigid body, as it emerges from the coldness of night. Coffee smells like the perfect winter morning; like the breath I’d smell from my mother’s lips, as she’d snuggle little girl me against her chest, whispering those three little words…

Coffee greets me good morning. If I could, I’d prepare you a cup & let it speak… Of course… hoping it’d wish you the same at your sunrise.

-m e l i s s i m a

TwentyForSeven.»

There isn’t much to be said, other than Listen… and Fall In Love.

Rajiv Dhall: Vocals and Guitar
Matt Pastor: Bass and Vocals
Blake Hayes: Guitar
Tony Bastianelli: Synth and Programming
Corey DeLuca: Drums

Say -John Mayer Cover | TwentyForSeven

What I Know -Parachute Cover | TwentyForSeven

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The Girl Next Door.»

We want to write our own love stories… be the directors of the fairy tale lives we’ve always dreamed of starring in.

As the years go by, we fantasize… we imagine… and then we dream some more… We dream of being the perfect pair: The Girl Next Door & James Franco - Style. We dream… Until one day…

…we wake up. And we realize we’re doing it all wrong.

That “Always” isn’t always meant to be planned by us. Sometimes, it’s planned for us…

And all we’re supposed to do, is sit back…

…smile… and watch the magic unfold.” 

‘Love Story’ - Valentine’s Day 2011.»

Valentine’s Day 2011 | (Originally Posted Feb 13th, 2011 9:39pm)

Love doesn’t always work. But as humans…

…we have the power to fix it so that it does. And we should.

Because love is a beautiful thing.  -m e l i s s i m a. 

{Sweater by Sleeping On Snow, Sox by Betsey Johnson}

1.»

Here’s to three days beyond your celebration, and just hours into mine…

Here’s to juggling three time zones and still, gracefully maintaining my sanity…

Here’s to late night trips to Colorado and back…

Here’s to military quizzes, and smart aleck answers…

Here’s to tall boys, red-meat grilling, and Oreos…

Here’s to laughter-filled emails, and tactfully dispersed humor…

Here’s to unwatched-movie lists, unattempted life plans, but the desire to tackle both…

Here’s to jumping on beds, taking silly pictures, and playing with dinosaurs…

Here’s to names; both good ones and bad…

Here’s to Lolita; a virgin sea of pages laced with the whit of Nabokov…

Here’s to early morning alarm clocks, and late night good-nights…

Here’s to those three hours, that’ve turned into thirty days… 

Here’s to 1 Month.

-m e l i s s i m a.

Introducing ‘WritefullySo. | by melissa ashley’.»

Introducing W R I T E F U L L Y S O.» by melissa ashley.

While m e l i s s i m a. | by melissa ashley continues to serve as my home base for “everything melissima”, consider W R I T E F U L L Y S O.» as its sidekick extension.

My virtual journal will serve as our channel - the one that links writer with reader.

May the scraps, the little scribbles, and the crumbs of my ponderous revelations, ignite your imagination, kindle your courage, and find a place in your heart.

Snow Stolen: Sarah Burke.»

Sometimes silence is louder than any cry of words… But I will say one thing:

‘this is what Love looks like.’ 

May Heaven kiss you as you enter its Kingdom, Sarah Burke. And may your soul forever rest in peace…

TheWorldWeLiveIn.»