Just got the most exhilarating news to share with you – I was rewarded with a Seasonal Bonus by META (IG)

Just got the most exhilarating news to share with those who like my poetry – I scored a seasonal bonus from META! Imagine my joy, popping champagne in my living room, the colored bubbles mirroring the glow of my screen as I read the notification. This isn’t just money; it’s a high-five from the universe, a pat on the back for all the late nights and creative brainstorming days. It’s like META (IG) just handed me the key to a treasure chest of possibilities. I am not only an university professor. I am also the President of the Board of Directors of an NGO, and a publisher, as same of you may know already. Every penny I will make on this bonus will go to charity and I honestly hope will make more than $10. The bonus is based on the quality of my own content on IG and the number of likes and views. Please don’t rush to follow me on IG [LOL] @gabriela_marie_milton … Kidding, please do.

So here’s to new beginnings, to celebrations, and to the incredible feeling of being rewarded for your passion. Let’s toast to this moment, because if this is how the year starts, imagine how epic the end will be! #BonusSeason #META #DreamBig

To my cherished followers on Instagram, a heartfelt thank you. Each of you adds a touch of beauty and elegance to my journey, turning every post into a shared moment of joy and inspiration. Your support is the silent poetry that graces my feed, and for that, I am eternally grateful. Here’s to many more moments of beauty and elegance together. 🌸✨

“Only a select group of creators are invited to the Instagram’s seasonal bonuses at this time. For a limited time, Instagram is testing seasonal bonuses, which reward creators for the performance of their content“: read more here.

Thank you! Gracias! Merci beaucoup! Vielen Dank! 有り難!

Reminders:

Literary Revelations invites you to unleash your poetic prowess and be part of our upcoming poetry collection entitled Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. With a cover designed by our of award-winning Japanese artist Hikari, and with artistic photos by award-winning Japanese photographer Naoki Kimura included, please do not miss the chance to have your words grace the pages of our anthology.

Submit 5 haiku (s) at literaryrevelations@pm.me
Label your submission: 5 Haiku
Submissions close on February 28.

My books (Only English)
#1 Amazon bestseller, Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Women: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis)

Edited Collections:
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Hidden in Childhood (Literary Revelations)
#1 Amazon bestseller,Petals of Haiku (Literary Revelations)
#1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (EIF)

Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow by Jeff Flesch – reviewed by Gabriela Marie Milton

Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, by Jeff Flesch, is a superb collection whose pages are saturated with poetic intelligence. The author builds a magnificent correspondence between the natural realm and the spiritual one, without making use of language techniques most symbolists employ(ed), preferring the un-revealed/the unknown to the revealed/the known. In Jeff’s poetry nature does not need any intermediary to speak to the soul and vice versa.

Nature has always provided a feast for senses. In this collection nature provides more than the aromas of daisies and lavender, or the silhouette of the willow tree projected against the sky. It provides a journey of self-discovery which ultimately leads to a better understanding of the self.

The message is clear. The more you understand nature, the more you understand yourself.

I dance to the tune of the moon/learning more about nature/and the aspects/of self/hidden under the trees in bloom/

The identification of the movement of natural elements with love is one remarkable element of Jeff’s poetry.

while I sit and I listen/to the clouds bursting wide open:/a deluge, like the love I feel for you/

Sometimes nature plays a restorative role and other times it becomes part of the author’s sorrows: pebbles always underfoot, while salt/ stings my eyes/always being told boys don’t cry/ pain is deep… or/and part of his love: finding the center/of a love both soft and cherished//as apples bow trees/ know that you always have been true to me:/

In the last piece included in this collection we find one of Jeff’s beliefs which serves not only as a closing argument but also as a direct way a expressing the idea that time heals everything.

At the end, we set sail on the winds of time/and let go the pain we’d held inside.

I find it interesting that despite the restorative capacity of nature, and its intimate link with the human soul, the ultimate healing does not come from nature. It comes from time. A change of perspective that adds new depths to Jeff’s book.

Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow is an astonishing collection. Jeff’s poetry not only delights the soul. Equally it delights the intellect. It is a must have. No one will regret reading it.

Gabriela Marie Milton
Pushcart Nominee

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author
Books:
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.)
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings

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My poetry collection Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings is available on Amazon here .
Passions featured in San Francisco Book Review
Passions featured in Manhattan Book Review.

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