
my muse lives in the wind
and under my skin
bleeding ink over a transparent sky
thin
and rough
around the edges
where the ambit of life is known
and unknown, and
we practice returning the love weโre shown
Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay

my muse lives in the wind
and under my skin
bleeding ink over a transparent sky
thin
and rough
around the edges
where the ambit of life is known
and unknown, and
we practice returning the love weโre shown
Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay

I rise from the ashes of past
circumstances
with a ladle of love in my right hand
and butterflies alighting on my left
thinking about the trees dwelling within me
how they do always seem
lost in times of chaos, yet they
keep me warm
tangled emotions
cutting deep within, where love and pain
are perfect twins
and life is lived beneath the texture of your skin
Photo by tommyvideo, Pixabay
Itโs been an amazing day, and I am celebrating with each of you by sharing Butterfly Love, from Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, which is #1 New Release in Poetry About Love, and is currently #8 overall in this same category. Now available in Paperback and Kindle Editions from Amazon.
Thank you for always being here, and for your unwavering support.
Have a blessed Friday!


love lives in the sky
a blanket of stars
much deeper than I can know
or, upon rely
and, while Iโll always try
I know, my love
once hidden, can now take flight
Photo by Matryx, Pixabay


I am pleased to announce that my poem, your eyes, 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.
your eyes
nature is full of wonder, all of its
aspects take me
under, into a world seen and unseen
like the breeze
on a cold and windy day
in the midst of a calm sea
I resign, and stayโฆ
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!
Photo by PublicDomainPictures, Pixabay


Welcome to the final poetry reading for Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. Iโve enjoyed doing these readings and will do more in the future. Itโs 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.

light cascades down in a sheen
a radiant star, and
these feelings
in between, you and me
and the love dripping from our lips
apart, for now
we keep dreaming
Photo by 8385, Pixabay
The Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow Special Zoom Event is only three hours away!
Here are the details.
The Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow Special Zoom Event is on Sunday, August 28 at 5pm BST/9am PT/12pm ET.
Topic: Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: A Special Event
Time: Aug 28, 2022 05:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82659112725?pwd=UE9YQ1FjNUpaTm9FNFBMNGNZcStvdz09
Meeting ID: 826 5911 2725
Passcode: 231356
Ingrid and I hope to see you there!


I sit down, relating to the beauty
found
upon the flowers in the nearby park
a connection deep
and stark
perfuse
with fragrances misting through the air
alighting
with the greatest of care
and devotion, making me grin
as elation comes up
and I witness the sun hiding in the shadowed backdrop
Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay


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 stonesโฆ
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!
Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

Iโm 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.ย
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.