Feedback, Freedom, and the Poet’s Heart 📝 Feedback, Freedom, and the Poet’s Heart 💭 Opening Reflection I’ve been thinking about feedback lately. Do people really want it? Even when they ask, do they want affirmation or growth? How do I know if someone is resilient enough to handle critique- even when offered with gentleness, with …
The Alchemist’s Lantern: Holding Fire in the Heat The Alchemist’s Lantern: Holding Fire in the Heat 🗓️ June 27, 2025 ✍️ by Herbert Hagell The summer heat has settled in. The kind that buzzes behind window screens, that makes the roads shimmer, that presses a sleepy haze into the afternoon. We’re in the thick of …
The Quiet Magic of the Poet The Quiet Magic of the Poet June 13, 2025 by Herb Hagell Poet of the Quiet Verse There are things I don’t entirely believe— and yet, I do them anyway. Sometimes, I light a candle before writing. I reach for the same couple of mugs, chipped just so. I …
From the Quiet Verse – Issue #10 🗓️ June 6, 2025“There is sacredness in arriving, even before you’ve finished the race.” 💌 Opening Reflection — Threshold Quiet June often begins with urgency—sunlight stretching its hours, gardens shouting color, life opening every window. We enjoyed a long weekend in the past couple of weeks, and that …
QuietVerse Digest Issue #3: The Light Between Worlds ✨ QuietVerse Digest Issue #3: The Light Between Worlds Date: May 30, 2025 Theme: The Light Between Worlds The Quiet Opinion – Editorial The Light Between Worlds Light that doesn’t blaze, arriving without answers. Flickering at thresholds, hovering in mist— The light waiting at the edge of …
From the Quiet Verse – Issue #9: The Threshold of Enough ✉️ From the Quiet Verse – Issue #9 Date: May 23, 2025 Theme: 🌿 The Threshold of Enough A pause that isn’t empty. A moment of quiet rest, where you’re allowed to stop—without apology. This issue is about knowing you’re close enough, full enough, …
From the Quiet Verse – Issue #8: The First Warm Rain From the Quiet Verse – Issue #8 The First Warm Rain Date: May 9, 2025 💌 Opening Reflection Dear Reader, There are rains that simply fall— and rains that remember. The kind that arrive after a long season of holding it in. They don’t …
Childhood Found Vintage Tea Mug Found I study the morning glories circling the vintage mug, rotating in my hands and memories flood in. Decades have flown by. This is all I have of her now— a simple ceramic mug I gave to my mother. From my small hands For Mother’s Day the year before she …
From the Quiet Verse – Issue #7 📬 From the Quiet Verse – Issue #7 Date: April 25, 2025 Theme: Still Waters, Deeper Currents 💌 Opening Reflection Dear Reader, Late April often feels deceptively peaceful. Trees sway gently. Light lingers. But beneath that calm, something stirs. Big changes are underway. In a matter of days, …
Whispers of Passion Whispers of Passion: On the Ache for the Perfect Line Not all is as it appears. At first, I thought I had written a lament. Now I see—I had written a confession. When I wrote Whispers of Passion, I believed I was capturing the Muse’s voice—the creative urging that stirs poets from …