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This will always be one of my favourite poems you have written, from one of my favourite essays you have written! I am so happy to see that my favourite lines in the poem are also the title you have chosen for this poem. Absolutely gorgeous and such a balm for the heart <3 <3 <3

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Thank you so much Suyin 🥹 This poem is very special to me as well and I’m so glad you’re here to read it once more as I believe you were one of the first - if not the very first - person to read it. 🩵 I think it will also always remind me of that time, when you were my second subscriber and I started to believe in myself as a poet. I also always think of your friend who read it by the ocean 🩵

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ahhh that moves me so much to know, dear Jennae :') I feel we were meant to cross paths at that time of our writing journeys - you have been such a lighthouse for my own journey too, of seeing that writing, for me, is truly living. I also think about my friend whenever I read this poem. How magical for us to be connected in this way through your beautiful words - thank you for your gifts of poetry to the world <3 <3

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We totally were!! It was meant to be! I’m so incredibly grateful for you encouraging me to follow my poetic dreams, it has changed my life. 🩵🩵

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Sep 1Liked by Jennae Smith

🥹🥹🥹 that means everything, Jennae! I hope you always keep following your poetic dreams because your poetry changes lives too. Sending you so much love 💗💗💗

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Aww thank you so much Suyin!! 🩷

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even the sky gets softer

at the end of each day

- lovely!

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Aww thank you so much Anagha! Thank you for reading and for being here <3

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Gosh. When I read your words, I just want to flail happily as I don't know if I can always capture the words to describe how it makes me feel, haha. Thank you so much for being so generous with your magic, lovely Jennae ✨🌸🌊💕

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Awwww this message makes me flail happily 🩵✨ You have so much enchanting, rainbow magic within you, to hear that you feel magic in my words means so much to me. Thank you for reading and commenting TJ 💕☁️✨

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Aug 1Liked by Jennae Smith

the last two lines…. my heart aches in the sweetest way possible. this poem is so touching and makes such an impact. thank you for sharing <3

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Aw thank you ryn!! 🥹 Such a beautiful comment to receive. I’m so glad it connected with you, thank you for reading 🩵

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Thank you for reading and being here!! 🩵🩵

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You have such an eloquent way with words, Jennae. This was such a lovely poem and rather, comforting to read in a way - thank you for sharing!

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Aww thank you so much Deepthy! That means so much to me and I receive your feedback with love. Thank you for reading, I’m so glad it was comforting 🩵

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Jul 26·edited Jul 26Liked by Jennae Smith

please don’t stop your tears

from returning to the ocean

one day i will drink

the sadness that leaks from your heart

I felt the tenderness and care in this stanza. So so beautiful Jennae. How you manage to communicate the deepest of emotion/pain and still turn it into something magical and oh so dreamy. It has such a surreal quality to it.

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Thank you so much Joscelyne 🥹 This is so beautiful to receive, it touched my heart. 🩵

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Jul 26Liked by Jennae Smith

So beautiful and tender! Reflect how I am feeling right now! Thank you for sharing!

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Thank you so much for reading Yvonne! Such a lovely comment to receive. Sending you lots of tenderness 🩵

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Sooo beautiful Jennae 🥹❤️

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Thank you Aaliyah 🥹🩵

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Jul 26Liked by Jennae Smith

this is beautiful<3

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Thank you so much Molins for reading and this lovely comment 🩵

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So thankful you gave this poem its own home 🤍 it was so beautiful to hear🥲

it’s raining here right now and I felt it gave the perfect ambiance to this beauty ☁️

“but my love, the clouds in you mind

can only hold so much”✨

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That sounds so special and beautiful to have the ambiance of rain in the background. Thank you for always being here Nadia 🩵 I appreciate you so much.

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