Authenticity
Ever flowing like a river hopefully yearning for peace
continuously floats,
Transformative cascading waves of new found friendships soon
to whirl
Cohesively, settling ever so gently into enormously deep,
widening pools.
Hearts striving to merge within a sanctuary of exposure; Our
vulnerability.
Bless a sea of humanity embracing each sacred, kindred
spirits authenticity.
Leslie DeLuca thrives on a gratifying relationship with her longtime
companions "books". Reading is her equilibrium restorer and writing
has since become a renewed passion within past two years with poems published
in 4 anthologies.
Dear Leslie,
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to share your poem at Whispers today. I hope you will continue to be a part of our online journal/poetry community.
Wishing you the best with all your writing endeavors. May you enjoy your gift of words.
Blessings,
Karen
Karen O'Leary, Thank you for such a heartwarming welcome; after an extraordinary anguishing time of self doubting, my entrance into online journal/poetry, 2 years in the making, sends my mind gleefully running rampant as to possibilities of future submissions here and/or elsewhere. I am as they say, now with wings, and extremely grateful, blessed that between Editor Daginne Aignend who hosted the October activity - Individual Publication Opportunity with theme of friendship had accepted my poem and that you have published it which now has my heart smiling, skipping several beats in appreciation of the kind lending of hands in friendship and your assistance with the affixing of my much treasured wings. Thank you so very much ladies. I am indebted.
DeleteGreat work Leslie. You have a wonderful gift and command of language. Judy Moskowitz
DeleteDear Leslie, you wrote a wonderful poem! It's a honor to have your poem here at Whispers.
DeleteThank you for your kind words.
Best wishes,
Inge
Inge, I can't express how grateful I am for your involvement in this euphoric memory maker moment of mine!!! It's a timeline treasure, one of those pivotal moments where I have finally stepped forward and stayed put rather than always hanging back wishing I could move; seems it was a happenstance event meant to be, logging on at the right time, to see your posting jumping out from the screen as if beckoning me to explore. I had been longing to move in with the community for some time now.. Silly me, I should have ventured out, testing the user friendly waters earlier! THANK YOU ALWAYS. xoxopurrrrrs <3
DeleteYou are talented in many ways, Leslie. I hope to see more of your poetry at Whispers and other (online) journals!
Deletexoxopurrrrs back at you ☺
Dear Leslie,
DeleteI agree with Inge. I hope you continue to be a part of our community of writers that I have been blessed to work with. Best wishes to you wherever your writing journey leads.
Blessings,
Karen
River analogies are always the best. Yours forges what should be a path of least resistance. I learned about this from a friend, who resides in Canada.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael for leaving such a thoughtful comment and quite right you so are! I'll keep your comment close by me for quick surges of inspiration and support as you are and always will be my first online reader commenter. Cheers.
Deletelovely write indeed
ReplyDeleteI'm so very pleased you liked it Jack, thank you for taking the time to read and leave a comment. I appreciate that.
DeleteJudy Moskowitz, that's high praise to my ears as I'm a huge fan of your writing and marvel at your ability to tease the reader with your well chosen words that never fail to amaze me with the journey you take us on with them. THANK YOU.
ReplyDeleteLeslie your words flow the nature of God to me and a world of peace, craetivity , love and unexpected adventures. Thank you for sharing this gift. One soul here very greatful.
ReplyDeleteSweetSis, my most precious beloved confidante, YOU have always pushed me to BE; how can I not achieve my hearts desire to articulate via a written form which is so much more sacred to me than a spoken word when I have been blessed with someone nourishing me with such consistent supportive sustaining encouragement as you so lovingly provide. I Thank You and Love You Forever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely surprise to see you develop your profile Leslie! Bravo!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am equally surprised to see your comment which makes my heart smile and my lips upturned into a wide grin; I can now say yes I have jumped over a self imposed barrier, hurdling into a world where entries are merely an expression away. Thank you for your supportive comment Don Beukes.
DeleteA wonderful piece Leslie, YOU go girl! Keep up the awesome work!
ReplyDeleteNow my grin has taken over my whole face and I'm laughing with joy! You of all people know how much I desired this transition from posting poetry on my page and FB groups to actually submitting to an online journal which I desperately yearned for, yet always held back. It is with absolute truth that I was able to do as such with your ever consistent gentle prodding of encouraging words and feeding into my addiction of word play in the first place by actually publishing my first poems in 2015 on your website Aura of the Earth that nurtured me to the point I finally embraced the challenge of "just do it, fly with wings and soar". I can't wait until I have time to devote 100% of focused commitment to this wholly satisfying sustenance for the soul. Thank you always Ken; I'd need to find a Wizard to help me unearth a new vocabulary whereas never before seen words describing my gratitude for your mentoring could be sent your way.
DeleteLeslie,
ReplyDeleteA wonderful job. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely yours,
David Fox
Hi lady, do not downgrade yourself; you have poetic wings...just let them free and believe in yourself. This poem is lovely and reflects you talents. Best regards // paul
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