Wild Poems

By Stephanie Petrie

In her first series of nature poetry—along with meditations on life—Stephanie Petrie explores how the natural world can lead to a deeper understanding of ourselves. With appreciation for animals and the mysteries that surround our daily life with the natural world, she gives voice to the many special messages and miracles they reveal to us every day.

Throughout the 48 poems of Wild, she shares a passion for nature from the smallest of moments of what a snail tells us about housing as she begins her journey on a garden leaf; to a mountain lion looking at her with glowing eyes in the dark as she walks on a desert trail; and to seeing a raccoon finding his final resting home beneath an apple tree in her backyard.

In Part I Wild at Heart, Stephanie observes living things and their messages and miracles. Part II, The Expanding Quest, explores the essence of the natural world. Part III, Moments of Grace, wrestles with grief and missed opportunities, while revealing how insights into nature and life expand our own lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Nov 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798765241554

Stephanie Petrie

STEPHANIE PETRIE is an intuitive life coach, inspirational speaker, and author of Following the Signs and Voices of Intuition. She gives workshops throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the United States. At the heart of her nearly 30-year intuitive practice lies a desire for others to attain greater happiness and love on their life journeys. As an author and intuitive channeler, she is deeply committed to empower individuals in self-development and awareness of their own unique gifts for their life purpose. In addition, Stephanie offers a series of online courses including The Four Seeds of Wisdom, Awakening Your Intuition, and Connecting with Your Guides and Angels. Stephanie earned a Master of Arts in Communication from Northern Arizona University, where she did her Master's project on intuitive communication. She also received further education from The Arthur Findlay College of Psychic Sciences in England. She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona and you can visit her website at: www.stephaniepetrie.com.

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WILD POEMS

Stephanie Petrie

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ISBN: 979-8-7652-4154-7 (sc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-4156-1 (hc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-4155-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023918572

Balboa Press rev. date:  11/22/2023

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For Kurt

with much love

CONTENTS

Part I

Wild at Heart

Sunset Tarantulas

Arcosanti Mountain Lion

Snail

Tilt

Osprey

Sand Crabs

Nocturnal Visitors

Listening to a Sparrow

Messages from a Pansy

Butterfly

Bisbee Ants

My Horse

Lavender Bees

Beach Walk

To Preston with Love

A Summer Wasp

The Buddha and I Chatted, Part I

Part II

The Expanding Quest

What is Nature?

Wisdom

Butterflies of the Sea

Hello, Friend

On Oneness

Pie in the Sky

Owl

From the Eyes of a Salmon

High Desert Plum Tree

Leaf

Grace’s Warbler

Soulful Greetings

On Faith

The Poet Laments the State of Miracles

The Buddha and I Chatted, Part II

Part III

Moments of Grace

The Stag

Faith Paid a Visit

A Hull of Sadness

Raccoon

Shorebird

Gold in the San Francisco Peaks

On the Nature of Sunflowers

Dragonflies in a Sedona Sky

Earthworm

Dancing with a Beluga Whale

The Grapevine Speaks

A San Juan Scorpion

Garden Snake

Nighttime Guardians

Tidewater

The Buddha and I Chatted, Part III

Acknowledgments

Part I

Wild at Heart

Sunset Tarantulas

I was new to a town

with dynamic red mountains,

russet dirt, coyotes, rattlesnakes,

sunsets streaked with golden flares.

Driving back to my home,

tucked in tight at the base of a mountain,

a group of