✉️ From the Quiet Verse – Issue #2
Title: The Weight of the Ring
Subject Line: The Ring, The Pause, The Possibility
💌 Opening Reflection
Dear Reader,
Some moments call for fireworks.
Others — only a whisper.
This past week, I found myself thinking about how commitment rarely feels like certainty.
It’s often a trembling hand, a skipped heartbeat —
a soft hope, curled in a shaking palm.
Sometimes, love doesn't arrive with perfect timing.
Sometimes, it walks into a room full of past echoes and dares to stay.
📖 Featured Verse: Self Care
This month’s featured verse reminds us that self-care isn’t always a decision — sometimes, it’s a shift in the air we learn to trust.
No — a shift in the air,
whispering like a breeze
in the whirlwind of life,
changing direction
and I need to feel it
on my face.
(From Wisdom of the Quiet Muse)
💍 A Soft Glimpse into a Love Story
a question asked without words
but with every ounce of my being.”
While quietly shaping a poetry collection titled The Proposal: A Story of Love and Doubt, I kept returning to the tension between hope and hesitation.
It begins in spring’s awakening — with hope blooming.
Even the most radiant hearts can be shadowed by uncertainty.
This collection follows one speaker through nervous plans, unexpected intrusions, and ultimately… a moment that tests love’s truth.
✍️ A Gentle Prompt
Think of a moment you almost didn’t step forward —
but did anyway.
What did it teach you
about love, fear, or your own strength?
Write a few thoughts in your journal.
(If it feels right, reply and share it with me — some moments deserve to be seen.)
🌸 Quiet Gift
You can still receive the free chapbook Wisdom of the Quiet Muse
if you haven’t yet. It’s a small collection meant for soft restarts and slow beginnings.
🌙 Until Next Time
Not all proposals begin with yes.
But they all begin with courage.
With a breath.
With a ring.
With a hand reaching, even if it trembles.
In stillness,
Herb
Poet of From the Quiet Verse
