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Azure Jo Storm's avatar

Beautiful prose here and so many lines that connected to me: "Maybe everything that is hard can eventually soften, under the right circumstances. Maybe if I lived another thousand years I would be softer than an aster petal. Maybe there would only be softness. Maybe I would melt back into the cosmic nature of things. Nothing to judge, nothing to hate, nothing to grieve." Such a tender way to describe, what I would say, someones heart and how it hopes to be lighter one day instead of heavy with burden. I really enjoyed it, thank you for sharing.

jennae's avatar

Oh thank you so, so much!! This is exactly it. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, I'm so glad you connected to this piece 🩵✨

Yvonne's avatar

So beautiful and tender! Thank you for sharing! ❤🤗

jennae's avatar

Thank you so much Yvonne!! 🩷✨

nadia g's avatar

This is breathtaking my friend. I love how you move effortlessly between the tactile and the cosmic, the way the sand, the flowers and the wind feel alive and full of memory!!

jennae's avatar

Thank you so much my friend 🩷✨

Hannah's avatar

That last sentence 💜💜💜

jennae's avatar

something i need to remind myself of frequently, lucky i have nature to remind me 🩷✨ thank you for reading my beautiful friend xo

David Kirkby's avatar

Thank you for taking me to your beach, Jennae. Patterns within patterns....

We ourselves are part of patterns too vast for us to see.

Best Wishes - Dave :)

jennae's avatar

I'm so glad you could journey to this beach through words, I'm sure you would love it there! Yess! The patterns. Thank you for reading and sharing in the wonder of nature.

Grace Drigo's avatar

So very beautiful 🩷

jennae's avatar

Thank you so much Grace 🥹🩷

Belinda Drakes's avatar

There’s a perfect magic in this like the ocean taught the sand how to warm the feet that walk it, and the wind learned to tell secrets to the grasses. Everything you describe feels tender and fierce at the same time. The part about softness growing, even in rough places, makes me think we are all crusted with the salt of our own stories and still turning toward the light, spiraling like flowers made to be danced around by bees. I read this and felt the universe shrug and whisper, you belong. That’s real alchemy.

jennae's avatar

Oh Belinda, thank you so much for this comment! It is so beautifully written and perfectly captures the essence of my poem. I'm so glad this feeling floated through to you and I thank you for engaging so thoughtfully with my work. Much love 🐚✨

Rebecca Cooley's avatar

This whole piece is simply wonderful! Thank you for writing it and sharing it! You really bring that moment by the ocean to life! 💕🌈🙏👏💝

jennae's avatar

Aww thank you so much Rebecca!! 🐚🌸✨ Thank you for reading!

Chantelle Malone's avatar

"Maybe everything that is hard can eventually soften, under the right circumstances. Maybe if I lived another thousand years I would be softer than an aster petal. Maybe there would only be softness. Maybe I would melt back into the cosmic nature of things. "

I loved this so much... softer than a petal xo

jennae's avatar

thank you sooo much chantelle!! 🌸✨

williamphaynes/elliott's avatar

Your poem reminded me how much I miss the ocean

jennae's avatar

thank you for reading! i hope you can return to her soon 🐚

prarthana's avatar

“the leaves make cups that fairies can drink from”🥺 so beautiful!

jennae's avatar

thank you so much prarthana!! 🧚‍♀️