Welcome to the final poetry reading for Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. I’ve enjoyed doing these readings and will do more in the future. It’s a lot of fun, and all of your lovely feedback has been wonderful, thank you.
Here is Mango Trees.
This concludes the poetry readings this month for Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. We are now only 3 days away from the release, and I am getting more excited by the day.
Thank you for always being here.
Have a wonderfully blessed week.
flowers look through me
to you
telling tales of enchantments
rare, and at times
hard to scale
yet, I seek solace in the diamonds of your eyes
remembering, the sunshine
living in the stream of you and me
is proof
of the sacred and serene, our ultimate
truth
Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay
Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow will be released one week from today! Paperback and Kindle versions will be available on Amazon. Exciting times!
I am so pleased to announce that my poem, Musical Heart, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.
Musical Heart
morning tranquility
broken and crumbled, my part
of ashes spread all over the flower garden
and within the nest of my heart
made out of sticks and stones…
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!
Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay
I’m also excited to share that my official printed proof of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow arrived this week. Feeling grateful, and super excited about the release on September 1!
Welcome to the third of four poetry readings this August from Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.
While creating these readings gave me quite a bit of anxiety at first, they have been a blast, and are something I would like to do a little more regularly in the future.
Alright, without further ado, here is the poetry reading of Slow-Motion Moments.
We are 10 days away from the release of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, and with each day that passes, my excitement grows. Thank you all for being here each day, and for celebrating this accomplishment with me. I am blessed to know each of you.
Have a wonderful week.
look to the sky, my love
and let the sun
arise
a flower blossoming in the summertime
for it is in you, I always confide
a whisper, and a prayer
in the meantime
take me halfway home
to you
in my heart and mind
Photo by 3569616, Pixabay
I am honored to share another advanced review with you, of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, by Jaya Avendel, of Nin Chronicles.
I met Jaya last summer sometime, and have been an avid reader ever since. Jaya uses language in ways that invite the reader to continuously ponder meaning, and the ways in which we construct the realities we hold about life. The poetry and prose are stunning.
I was honored when Jaya agreed to complete an advanced review of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.
Here are a few excerpts from Jaya’s stunning review.
The poetry of Jeff is undulating and emotional. It explores love and loss and remembrance. It explores the nature of memory and the sweetness of life. Every word is intentional and every line sinks deep into the heart as the imagery of each poem takes hold and bursts into being.
From the moment I started reading this book, I was reminded of a quote by Cicero.
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ~ Cicero
If you have Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, you will have both a library and nature at your fingertips. You will find the flora and fauna of nature delicate and raw in this book, and the library of written emotions and experiences poignant and healing.
I recommend Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow to any lover of nature and all lovers of poetry. It is a powerful and vivid collection you will enjoy poem by poem again and again.
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of Jaya’s review of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. Thank you!
I would like to thank Jaya from the bottom of my heart for completing this gorgeous review.
the moon arises, like my heart
beating with the tide
I rely
on the mist in my eyes
relating
the misery of humankind
and
the stories we disrupt in the night
Photo by raheel9630, Pixabay
residing in the night
are you
always there, steadfast
through your heart of care
I write from my soul
to share
a thought
built out of love, trust
and a common ground forged
through blood and dust
a reminiscence, like the sultry
taste of your skin
delivered
over the many years spent apart
drifting
like the sea again
I find you, the sky within
Photo by merlinlightpainting, Pixabay
tired, and wanting to know
more
I cast my heart into the sea
and watch
as it stares back at me
winking, like the stars in the sky
making me realize
every ounce of the love we carry inside
belongs to the tide
Photo by Layers, Pixabay
I am pleased to announce that my poem, rainbow trim, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support and for publishing this piece.
rainbow trim
folded end over end, like a piece
of steel
with rainbow trim
a fascinating deluge of colors
vibrant and felt within
my heart
it beats to a steady rhythm, resonating…
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!
Photo by allyartist, Pixbay
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