Natalya Therese

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In the morning light A long walk to lead me to Peace found in a hot mug. . . . Had a beautiful walk to start the weekend with this gorgeous pup. Found a fantastic book of poems in a @littlefreelibrary and ended up at @whittiercafe for a delicious burrito and coffee. Learning to wake up early is something I've been trying to do for as long as I can remember, and I'm SO thrilled it's finally starting to happen! The last moments of cool air before the hot summer day kicks off is a huge motivation. I hope you have all had a lovely weekend! Here's to summer and new starts. #haiku #poemoftheday #whittiercafe #morningroutine #summermorning #littlefreelibrary #poetry (at Whittier Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CettvZilkRF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 26, National Poetry Month. A work in progress. I am constantly pondering why inspiration tugs at my mind more often at night. #napowrimo2022 #ftwriterss #wchindi #altpoetryprompts #poetrycommunity #latenightpoetry #muse #poetrycorner #poemoftheday #workinprogress https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc19xW8MgIh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 25, National Poetry Month 2022. I find the most peace on a trail in nature. This one was particularly magical! #ftwriterss #wchindi #napowrimo2022 #naturepoem #hiking #waterfall #altpoetryprompts #poets_community #poetrycorner #poemsofinstagram #poemoftheday (at Panther Creek Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cczj23xr6b2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 24, National Poetry Month 2022. This poem came to me as a song. Maybe someday I'll put it to music 🎶 #napowrimo2022 #naturepoem #altpoetryprompts #ftwriterss #wchindi #poetrychallenge #poets_community #poetrycommunity #poets_area #poetrycorner #songwriting (at Columbia River Gorge) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cczjcp5LGBl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 23, National Poetry Month 2022 #napowrimo2022 #altpoetryprompts #ftwriterss #wchindi #poets_community #poets_area #poetrycorner #poemoftheday #presentmoment #presence #naturepoem (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CczjMoArlOe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 22, National Poetry Month. Happy Earth Day! . . . #napowrimo2022 #ftwriterss #wchindi #altpoetryprompts #earthday2022 #earthday #everydayisearthday #flowers #gratitude #motherearth #poets_community #poets_area #poemoftheday #haiku (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccrvz4ZLmhq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 21, National Poetry Month. Mess of emotions, part two. Inspired by the #napowrimo2022 Day 21 prompt from @writers_community._ "Just when I think I have it all under control, when the sun is peeking out from behind those dark clouds, my mind leaps again -- "Checkmate!" and again, my body is flooded with that familiar violent racing torrent." . . . #ftwriterss #wchindi #poets_community #anxiety #altpoetryprompts #poets_area #poetrycommunity #poetrycorner #poemoftheday #poetrychallenge #poemsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccnt76NrCel/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 20, National Poetry Month. Mess of emotions. How do they get so tangled up? Excerpt from a piece I'm working on. . . . #napowrimo2022 #nationalpoetrymonth #altpoetryprompts #ftwriterss #poets_community #poets_area #poetrycorner #poemoftheday #excerpts #workinprogress https://www.instagram.com/p/CcmhfktscGi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 19, National Poetry Month. Inspired by the #wcnapowrimo22 challenge from @writers_community._ and @ingenious_soul._ First drops of rain -- The realization has been creeping in as unmistakable as the gathering night  yet I continue to question it  like the first drops of rain.  Will I soon be caught in a torrent  or will the storm pass and the skies clear  leaving me to question whether I felt those pinpricks against my cheek at all? Walking under the clouds feeling them pressing down on me growing heavier with each held breath.  If I breathe, I will feel.  And if I feel, I will know. But what I know I am fighting.  Why?  I couldn’t say.  I won’t say.  Because if I am to put words to the feeling in my gut my tenuous grip on self-respect will crumble disintegrating under the heat of my gaze  like the last dying embers of a fire like the gravel beneath my feet as I grind my way down the sidewalks of my mind. I have gone too far.  Said too much  and too little. I have been too kind and too cruel and felt too deeply and let consideration be too shallow. In my moments of strength, I feel the expansion of my world the walls I once saw as real appearing as faint as mist rising from warm soil after rain.  And in my moments of weakness, I feel the tepid security of those same walls velvet and thick,  enfolding me in their familiar comfort pulling me deeper within the vault I have come to know as home. No one tells you that home is an illusion.  No one tells you that it is impossible to find it or to keep it or to create it around you.  It is something that only exists within waiting for you to rejoin it waiting for you  to design it  all your own only you. . . . #ftwriterss #altpoetryprompts #napowrimo2022 #poetrycommunity #poetrycorner #poemsofinstagram #poetrychallenge #writerslife #haveyoueverseentherain https://www.instagram.com/p/CchaC7_LQdR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 18, National Poetry Month. Strange bedfellows. #napowrimo2022 #altpoetryprompts #ftwriterss #poetrycommunity #poetrycorner #poemoftheday #writeeveryday #conflictingemotions https://www.instagram.com/p/CchZLAirNsw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 17, National Poetry Month. Happy Easter! A celebration of rebirth, of renewal, of the imminent spring. Wishing you the new start you deserve. Remember, you are already who you need to be. Inspired by "Story of a River" by Thich Nhat Hanh. Find it in his book "Call Me By My True Names" . . . #nationalpoetrymonth #easter #rebirth #renewal #thichnhathanh #Buddhism #recoverydharma #ftwriterss #altpoetryprompts https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccedv79l4Fl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 16, National Poetry Month. Happy Full Moon! This moon is all about release and rebirth. What are you in need of releasing to allow room for new growth in your life? . . . #nationalpoetrymonth #altpoetryprompts #ftwriterss #death #rebirth #release #fullmoon https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbOhkiFyWH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 15, National Poetry Month. Belated post! My day was too full yesterday and I ran out of time to post. Here's a sweet one, in honor of the most amazing dog I ever met. I miss you Fritzy, but it helps to imagine you bounding through a meadow in the clouds ❤ #nationalpoetrymonth #dogsofinstagram #ftwriterss #altpoetryprompts #grief #doglove https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbOD2SFMpk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 14, National Poetry Month 🍋🍋🍋 I love this poem. It just flowed out of me when I wrote it so many years ago. I've always thought I should make it into a proper sonnet, but I like the rhythm the way it is. Maybe I'll write a part two! #nationalpoetrymonth #rhymingpoetry #ftwriterss #lemontree #jacklondon #poetrycommunity #poetrycorner #poetry #poemoftheday (at Valley of the Moon Sonoma County) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcVgq4pLe42/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 13, National Poetry Month. Here's to riding motorcycles in Colombi! Dang I miss that country 💛💙❤ #nationalpoetrymonth #freedom #colombia https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSuIVxrras/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 12, National Poetry Month. My mama gifted me a Watsu treatment last year for my birthday. It was absolutely magical. When I opened my eyes after being immersed in the water for the session, it literally felt like I had been reborn. It was overwhelmingly transformative. Highly recommend trying Watsu if you ever get a chance! #nationalpoetrymonth #haiku #watsu #senseilanai #watermassage #transformation #transformationtuesday (at Sensei Lāna'i, A Four Seasons Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQqC7qFg-w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Day 11, National Poetry Month. Rise and shine! Happy Monday! #nationalpoetrymonth #mondaymorning #sunrisephotography #poetrycorner https://www.instagram.com/p/CcN8D9wLwrj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=