Part 1. How to destress in modern life

Yes, that would be a perfect de-stress

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Keep bringing it

Hope it relaxes starting from the mind. Thanks for your fine comment poet!

Nature is very beautiful.  Keep on writing.

Always nice to hear from you poet! Thanks for comment,

This read like a dream within a dream. To bathe in nature in this way would be heaven on earth. You celebrate the natural beauty of life with magical yet real imagery that gives me the most delicious feelings of the earth mother's creation. Loved that word "damselflies". one among a multitude of your delicately woven harmonies to nature's song. This is a silken vision that leaves me breathless in a bath of bubbles that morph into meadowland wonder.

John

Thanks soo much for bathing in my poetic attempts at jacuzzi and nature with your dreamy massage of commentary wow! Cheers!

You’d be very good at writing advertising copy, if that isn’t your job already. This poem makes me really want my own Turkish bath. There’s not much of a story or meaning, but it’s an effective poem in how it creates a mood.

Um though i do advertise many things, its not any profession of mine as in paying job lol.
Im glad it made you wish of a Turkish bath, i dream of it too.
Yeah like not all poems are stories, some are just muses,  ideas and thoughts right.
But my poems always have meaning more than bearing poetic perfection so i wonder how you were the first to not find any in my nature muse, it intends to impart mental relaxation and on many sites that i posted it it did its job at that successfully.  
Thanks for your review.!

Dude this would make a great travel brochure, just reading it we was thinking of a relaxing vacation. You really laid out the perfect scene for relaxing, tight freaking work

Travel um or maybe just relaxing in a bath or in nature. Thanks so much for comment.

Destressing in this sounds divine and amazing.
Fit for a goddess:)

Aw we are all divinely created and more real unlike fictional goddesses. Nature is free for all to relax and enjoy in. Thanks soo much for great cool comment. Are you a poet or poetess?

Hahah
I am all female. Just love David Bowie:)

This is beautiful, Zaynab. Your imagery is so well written and vivid. I can see the iradescence of the insect wings and smell the heady fragrances you describe. Bravo!

Thanks for that beautiful comely comment, your words are fab too.

A dream within a dream within a dream. The dream, the capturing of the dream with pen and paper, and the reading of the dream. Oh how a yearn for this bath, your dream has become my dream.

Aw warmest thanks for that dreamy comment. Um but any bath filled up with floating flowers and scents will do and relaxing in nature meadows too. Take care,

Hi dear, thanks soo much for comment, yeah relaxation was the intention. Take care,

Joys euphoric sound like pretty good distress to me!

I hope you meant destress not distress though, warmest thanks for the comment dear.

Oh my Goodness, i learned a new word today, thank you! I have so much never heard of this word destress that even the 2nd and third time I read it my eye saw distress. I was struggling to figure out how to fit the title to the poem, and decided that perhaps you were saying the best way to experience distress is to go into a nature spot and commute the inner experience into relaxation (even joy euphoric) through communion with all about. On the side I was also imaging the ecstasy certain saints are said to have experienced within themselves, emerging into the individuals phenomenology as a delirium, nay, almost even a torture - which might be distressing to the individual while simultaneously being experienced as a joyfully euphoric thing overall. 🤷‍♀️

As well, I did catch that there were Turkish baths, but my mind saw dragonflies first and said, "Ohhhhh, pretty nature!" and so that's where I rolled. Exquisite poetry, very much a warmth

Oh dear i get it, you thought it was distress as in exorcist joys of pain or sth! Maybe I should have written the other spelling as in de-stress with a hyphen so as to be clearer otherwise i can see how i can be misunderstood. For i wanted to convey happy relaxing images only. So there is no torture in this. Take care🌷

Oh Lord no! There is no true torture in a Saint's agony. This sort of space is just where my mind happens to dwell.  As well, you conveyed relaxation exceedingly well, I think.

And I think that if you had used a hyphen in the title it would've been a distraction overall, and sat kind of awkwardly .  Plus, people can learn a new word!

Hey..... this is wonderful. God created indeed.  I feel totally destressed at the very thought of all you've said here.
Love it!!

Heyy thanks so much, i feel very glad that i could destress a fine poet as yah! And im so happy you mentioned God! Best wishes,

There's something lush and magical in the full dimensional experience of nature that you've captured in the details here. Beautifully struck.

Thanks soo much for great review, i feel so humbled and excited that such a great talented poet like you should say that for my poem in its attempts at nature. I mean i know my poems are good, i think they are great but only until i read yours and feel paled and unable to ever emulate you. Cheers!

Enjoyed this,

Hi, thanks so much for fine feedback, glad you enjoyed.

Mediating and that relaxation is an important part of life.  Good work Zay.

Hi Remy, thanks soo much for your super comment. Btw how did you know my nickname zay? Cheers!!

It's a very beautiful poem, full of very relaxing images. It's lovely. I would like to ask you something,zaynab. Do you find it alright to write your ideas just in phrases, and not in sentences? Please, let us discuss this point for the benefit of us both because l stick to sentences, and l would like to free myself a bit from this burden. Please, let us discuss this point for our benefit and not for an argument.

Um hi, i didn't quite get your comment, because i recall a poetry site manager on another site tell me thaf i should use more phrases and metaphors, that my poems have too long 'sentences' so I thought i have both in this poem.
I think your poems are good as they are, you shouldn't change a thing and i can't do better coz english is only a second language for me, Urdu is my first language.
Thanks soo much for suggestions, at least the images were relaxing.

Nature lays her peace

Oh yes that's so true. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

I really enjoy the things you described:

inhale the aromatic
incenses of perfumery, oils and essential oils
Bathe in invigorating spa, joys euphoric
listening to choirs of cicada music

Those are things I love to do in my free time. Thank you for sharing.
Jasmine

Yay, nice to know, aromatic baths are so relaxing yeah. Warm thanks for lovely comment 🌷

I love the opening two lines. You set the scene nicely.

Thanks so much for the feedback,

Excellent descriptions, both in vivid color, smells and touch. You really delved into the beauty of nature, regardless of where we are, involving our senses in this outstanding write.

Well done.

Oh yes gladly nature is present everywhere for all who wish to relax. Thanks soo much for refreshing comment.

Dam-self-lies.

It is amazing how therapeutic nature can be.....

I didn't get the dam self-lies part but thanks for the rest of your comment.  Cheers,

Damselflies

Dam
Self
Lies


When we attempt to understand the world,  what gets in the way?

Play on words.

Chemotherapy
Che(mother)apy

1 in 8 women gets breast cancer....most are mothers...
So....

Oh you wrote it differently,  damsel flies are beautiful right.?
Ah yes women get breast cancers esp those who didn't breastfeed and those who never got babies.
Your word play is clever wow! Thanks again,

Ah what a lovely writing style! And what an amazing poem this is. 🖤

Warm warm thanks for that nice cool feedback,

God,that sounds beautiful, great stress relief to imagine, its still winter where I am, hot baths are amazing :)

Yeah they are indeed. Warming in winter, cooling in summer. Warm thanks for refreshing comment 🌷

Yeah they are indeed. Warming in winter, cooling in summer. Warm thanks for refreshing comment 🌷

Yeah they are indeed. Warming in winter, cooling in summer. Warm thanks for refreshing comment 🌷