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wild spirit, soft heart
My first collection of my poetry, quotes, thoughts, and feelings... just little pieces of my soul. I feel so much and so deeply about self-love, spirit, healing, love, connection, and life, and soul things... and then I wrap those feelings up in words, and write them out. "wild spirit, soft heart." This book title comes from a quote I put out a few years ago, "wild spirit, soft heart, sweet soul," which is a shortened version of another quote of mine, and before I even truly knew whether or not I was capable of writing this book, I knew this title was meant to be if I ever could. It all comes from a dynamic of wild and soft within me, and within my life. It's this combination of fierce independence and a strong need for my own individual soul's journey that I have, but also a magnetic pull to the energy of love and soulmates and connection that I have always felt. It has been the most powerful dynamic in my soul's journey on so many levels. It's been part of my journey in really beautiful and magical ways, and in heartbreaking and complicated ways, too. So, when you read this book, you'll see the energies of wild and soft, of passion and tenderness, and of self-love and soulmate love running through it all; along with the energy of what it is to be a soft and sensitive soul who has gone through hard things. It all has to do with the many layers that I hold within myself, and with the soft and hard parts of my journey, and also to do with a deep connection I have to the dance between feminine and masculine energies. The combination of flowers and fire is so much a part of who I am and the things I've been through, that it just spills out into my writing. These words truly are pieces of my soul. So, I hope that when you read this book that my heart and soul come through. And I also hope that maybe my words speak to your heart and soul in some way, too.
- GenresPoetry
442 pages, Paperback
Published April 6, 2020
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February 20, 2023
4.5 stars 🌟
Anyone who’s been through a toxic relationship needs to read this poetry book. I loved the “relationships and heartbreak” chapter the most and it aligned with a lot of my own beliefs towards relationships and only enhanced them further. I need to speak to friends about this chapter as it was just so good! The opening “self-love” chapter was my second favourite. I wasn’t as invested in the “love” chapter (which is why it wasn’t quite five stars!) but I think that’s just because it didn’t speak to me as it’s not something that’s a part of my life right now (but maybe it will in a few years so I’ll come back to it when it could be more relevant).
One thing I will say is I really loved the explantations of some of the poems and spill-of-her-heart-stories. These moved me and it gave the poems another layer. If she does another book I hope she lets us in with these back stories even more where she feels comfortable doing so! ❤️
Anyone who’s been through a toxic relationship needs to read this poetry book. I loved the “relationships and heartbreak” chapter the most and it aligned with a lot of my own beliefs towards relationships and only enhanced them further. I need to speak to friends about this chapter as it was just so good! The opening “self-love” chapter was my second favourite. I wasn’t as invested in the “love” chapter (which is why it wasn’t quite five stars!) but I think that’s just because it didn’t speak to me as it’s not something that’s a part of my life right now (but maybe it will in a few years so I’ll come back to it when it could be more relevant).
One thing I will say is I really loved the explantations of some of the poems and spill-of-her-heart-stories. These moved me and it gave the poems another layer. If she does another book I hope she lets us in with these back stories even more where she feels comfortable doing so! ❤️
October 11, 2020
this is absolutely my favorite book of poetry i have ever read. i feel like she is my spirit animal. i feel her words on such a deep level. i savored every single page.
May 6, 2020
@butterfliesrising has always managed to put into words exactly how I feel. Her words and poetry inspire me on daily basis and I reach for her encouragement day after day. She is magic, she makes me believe in magic, love for new beginnings and that it’s okay to break away from the conventional life to live with wild spirit and soft heart the way our souls where always meant to do.
February 17, 2021
It’s so wonderful to find books that say what you are feeling but can’t put into words! I have always had a difficult time with poetry but this book really worked for me.
I read this book on the beach and I sobbed and laughed. It felt like soul work but also pure joy to read.
Love the way it is set up with the different sections but it is all tied together.
Absolutely lovely.
I read this book on the beach and I sobbed and laughed. It felt like soul work but also pure joy to read.
Love the way it is set up with the different sections but it is all tied together.
Absolutely lovely.
December 24, 2023
I initially saw some of these poems on my Facebook feed and every single one that got posted resonated with me, so finally, I broke down and ordered the book. I was not disappointed. It’s chock full of wisdom and love and self-reflection and it challenges us to think about those things and add our voices to the conversation about what’s going on in the world.
June 27, 2020
butterflies rising is my favorite poet ever. her work is so beautiful and rings so true to me. i love how she writes a bit of explanation behind some poems- it makes me realize even more of the depth. as an empath, i absolutely LOVED this book!!
November 9, 2020
In my opinion English is not the perfect language to express emotions and be extremely dreamy about poems. But the author did a wonderful job with this piece of art that when you read it makes you feel their emotions, and dance with every word!
100% recommended :)
100% recommended :)
January 23, 2022
This was picked by someone in book club. An easy read. A girl wrote out lots of her feelings in short sayings/essays/‘poems’. Sort of annoying. Don’t recommend unless you want to think deep/want to read 400 of these. Nothing was wrong with it but not for me.
November 10, 2023
I’m a professional writer, and I don’t have words to do this book justice. Most pages were only a few words, but they might as well have been dialogue of my own heart. I bought several copies this past year, giving them to friends, and even sending one to Florence Welch 💜
May 2, 2021
Beautiful! Couldn't put it down for long without hearing its call for my return!
September 24, 2021
A beautiful book and one filled with words that are relatable for any season.
January 14, 2022
I enjoyed and savored this book. It has bite sized bits of wisdom on each page. I look forward to more of her writings.
February 7, 2024
I read this book so quickly! But with just enough time to really think and feel the words. Words that I felt I could have literally written myself. I resonated with all of it!!
May 18, 2023
No depth or length to most of the poems. Read like a collection of Instagram quotes.
August 4, 2023
This collection is along the same lines as Rupi Kaur or Lili Reinhart's recent works. Not sure whether it's "poetry" (I'd call it "nice phrases"), but I did enjoy it. The autobiographical sections added to the experience as well. Some nice phrases I liked:
"you feel like home,
and everywhere i've never been,
all at once"
"one of the saddest connections is the
rebound relationship.
you're using one person to try to
unlove another.
there's nothing pure or honest in what that relationship is,
or ever will be as you've carried into
it an unhealed bond to what was
take time to cleanse,
to heal, to renew, to grow, to become."
"it makes it harder to love people
when you won't let yourself
have faith in them"
"i've learned that
i deserve more than a starved love...
that kind where you feed off of me
because you can't fill yourself
i deserve rich love, extra love
abundant and sun-flavored and overflowing on me
because you're full within yourself"
"dear heart
why do you run from the
things that give you a pulse"
"a heavy relationship
isn't the same as a deep love...
a deep love won't weigh you down,
it will breathe into your soul and
allow you to be free"
"let your head quiet,
go where your heart sways"
"it's just never been in me
to avoid loneliness with another
and try to call it love."
For more of my babblings, please visit my blog, Snug Shelf
"you feel like home,
and everywhere i've never been,
all at once"
"one of the saddest connections is the
rebound relationship.
you're using one person to try to
unlove another.
there's nothing pure or honest in what that relationship is,
or ever will be as you've carried into
it an unhealed bond to what was
take time to cleanse,
to heal, to renew, to grow, to become."
"it makes it harder to love people
when you won't let yourself
have faith in them"
"i've learned that
i deserve more than a starved love...
that kind where you feed off of me
because you can't fill yourself
i deserve rich love, extra love
abundant and sun-flavored and overflowing on me
because you're full within yourself"
"dear heart
why do you run from the
things that give you a pulse"
"a heavy relationship
isn't the same as a deep love...
a deep love won't weigh you down,
it will breathe into your soul and
allow you to be free"
"let your head quiet,
go where your heart sways"
"it's just never been in me
to avoid loneliness with another
and try to call it love."
For more of my babblings, please visit my blog, Snug Shelf
February 23, 2023
I really must stop pursuing poetry over and over when I know the end result will be dissatisfaction lol. There are the rare cases in the vein of Mary Oliver, E.A. P. & occasionally Amanda Lovelace in which I find comfort and connection, but more often than not I'm left wanting for more.
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