This piece of calm, emotions, and nature is beyond amazing. The depth and texture it carries are so great, and it heals the damage done to the heart by the world. A very thoughtful and evocative piece.
I love the tension here between being 'grounded' and being 'bound by the grind.' The imagery of the leaf turning into armor is a striking way to describe self-preservation. It’s a beautiful transition from the 'long time burn' to that final, cooling ocean breeze, a very visceral sense of relief.
This is such a unique piece, I glided through the whole thing with such ease. It's the sort of poem that delivers the right amount of tension and peace. Love it!
This is such a evocative piece. I love how you’ve woven that subtle nod to the Thneed into a much deeper, more grounded reflection on nature and the self.
The wordplay between being 'grounded' and being 'bound by the grind' is particularly striking it perfectly captures that modern tension between finding peace and feeling exhausted by the hustle. There’s a beautiful sense of release in the final stanzas; that transition from the 'armor' of the leaf to the freedom of form is really powerful. Truly a haunting and rhythmic read!
I love your writing style, it feels very poetic but I am not used to reading poetry so it took me a while to understand the depth but I really enjoyed reading this and I am so happy that you found peace in the end
This piece of calm, emotions, and nature is beyond amazing. The depth and texture it carries are so great, and it heals the damage done to the heart by the world. A very thoughtful and evocative piece.
Your talent for playing with words and their meanings is superlative. You're a magician!!!!
I love the tension here between being 'grounded' and being 'bound by the grind.' The imagery of the leaf turning into armor is a striking way to describe self-preservation. It’s a beautiful transition from the 'long time burn' to that final, cooling ocean breeze, a very visceral sense of relief.
Beautiful 💕
Just lovely! This makes me want to start every morning with a poem.
Very nice language play!
stunning
This is such a unique piece, I glided through the whole thing with such ease. It's the sort of poem that delivers the right amount of tension and peace. Love it!
so good
Very creative 🥰
This is such a evocative piece. I love how you’ve woven that subtle nod to the Thneed into a much deeper, more grounded reflection on nature and the self.
The wordplay between being 'grounded' and being 'bound by the grind' is particularly striking it perfectly captures that modern tension between finding peace and feeling exhausted by the hustle. There’s a beautiful sense of release in the final stanzas; that transition from the 'armor' of the leaf to the freedom of form is really powerful. Truly a haunting and rhythmic read!
Someone invited words to play here. Clever and playful piece.
Wow! I am taken aback by emotion.
Just wow! Loved everything about this poem especially
ground it—grounded
or bound by the grind
Would love to know about your writing process,I’ve always wondered how poets find inspiration and shape it into resonant poems.
I have these “About” articles for my old pieces. They are paywalled, but I might write them again for these new ones.
And thank you.
I love your writing style, it feels very poetic but I am not used to reading poetry so it took me a while to understand the depth but I really enjoyed reading this and I am so happy that you found peace in the end
Now this is the cool stuff I want to see on Substack! So glad you saw my note, if you'd like checkout my stuff too!