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One of my favorites so far. You inspire me. Keep it up. You keep the fire of creativity alive.

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Beautiful. I love the story behind the poem concept. And maybe someday you’ll share the one you wrote for me. 🙂

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Absolutely. :)

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This is so beautiful and moving.

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Beautiful 😭😍

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What a beautiful love story

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Oh my word, this is sooooo beautiful!

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Oohh, chills. This is beautiful. And what a story. Life is so incredible sometimes. Well, most of the time really!

And LOVE the idea that we’ll hear some of the process.

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I'm so glad! I think it'll be really fun!

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This is fantastic and I love your idea to answer questions about the poems here in the comments. I know you write in an almost stream of consciousness way without editing. How do you decide where to put line breaks in the poems? Is it something in your gut that you follow? Is it automatic in a way that you don’t think about it?

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That's a fantastic question, and honestly you hit the nail on the head...when I write, it kinda comes out as a voice in my brain, and when my voice pauses in them, I break. Every time. That way the reader pauses where I instinctively did. Now, honestly, I don't even think about it at all, it just pauses and breaks.

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This is a beautiful poem and a beautiful story. I love the idea of being able to hear the stories behind the poems and learn about your creative process. What a privilege for us!

What’s it like to write these custom poems - to put yourself in someone’s shoes and convey their emotion? I think you do it very well, so I’m curious how you do it.

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Honestly, I held off on writing ANY custom poems for the longest time because I get too far in. I fall into the story, the people, the love, the loss, and then I have to dig myself out. They don't feel like custom poems when I'm done, they feel like I'm writing about me, things that happened to me. It's crazy. I lose all sight of myself and just write as though I'm them, always.

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That’s amazing, and to me shows the depth of your gift, that you can get that far into the story. I have found that myself when writing sometimes, so I understand. I’m pretty sure that’s where the best kind of writing comes from.

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I love, love, love the idea of stories behind the stories. I cannot wait. Truly! That being said, I think that having art and supporting art is as important as anything else we do. More important, in fact. So, if this community disbanded today (let's not) and you stopped sharing in this space today (please don't), that subscription has already been honored with all the art therapy we've received to date. Thank you from the bottom of my soul. Perhaps, you can rest the brains a bit today? I hope.

On another note, this poem, wow. You really do get people and I suspect you do because you really take the time to hear them and then empathize. That is such a rare talent. I have lived this story and, at first, could not get through the poem without crying. I understand it so well, but to have someone else get it, now that is very special. Born of Peace - there's a title to explore and and pursue. Perhaps something to consider when the borders open again?

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This means more than you know. I worry all the time that I need to do more, give more, be more, so hearing this means a lot. Thank you, from the bottom of MY soul, for being here.

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