NEWEST RELEASE BY ASHLEY ZANELLA
EMBERS FROM ASH
NEWEST RELEASE BY ASHLEY ZANELLA
EMBERS FROM ASH
Volume.1
Embers from Ash is a poetry chapbook born from pain, healing, and connection.
After years of hiding her emotions, Ash used poetry to confront her struggles and share her journey. Others found solace in her words, creating a safe space for healing and growth.
These poems, some of her most powerful and transformative, remind us it’s okay to feel broken and that even in our darkest moments, we’re never alone.
Let these embers spark hope and inspire resilience as you rise from your own ashes.
ABOUT ASHLEY ZANELLA
Author | Poet
Ashley Zanella, is the poetic voice that resonates with profound emotions and unwavering resilience. As a devoted mother and passionate wordsmith, Ashley's poetry reflects her unyielding spirit and heartfelt journey. Her evocative verses and empowering messages are shared with a global community through her renowned Facebook page. Ashley Zanella is set to captivate readers once again with the upcoming release of her highly anticipated new book, offering a deeper exploration of her poetic universe and a further glimpse into the power of her inspiring words.
LATEST RELEASE
EMBERS FROM ASH
Volume.1
Behind this paper door
There’s a subtle burn
Little strokes and puffs of smoke
Of lessons that I’ve learned
From battles lost
I paid the cost
Which grew interest over time
Threatening me with bankruptcy
I had to change my mind
A quarter of love
A nickel of grace
I forgave myself for years
I still do some days
I found the other voices
Who love the sound of me
Their voices had been silenced
By abuse and captivity
Together we lit candles
A network of safety
The embers from these ashes
Serve to set those voices free
Starting with mine
I’m lighting a fire
Burning bridges built on lies
Setting fire to the night
One truth at a time
Poems
Embers by Ash
I've always been a dreamer.
I have a lot of ideas.
Big ideas.
Wild ideas.
"Impossible" ideas.
I also had an unrealistic expectation of myself,
of my motivation
and of the changing seasons of life.
My motivations change with the seasons.
Some seasons I paint my cares away.
Some seasons I have a lot to say.
Somehow.... somewhere.... I bought a lie.
That my creations were bound to some race against time.
That if I didn't "finish" now, then I never could.
I was climbing endless mountains of everything I "should".
All of the expectations of modern entrapment
Had my wings broken and totally bent.
The day he died, so did the lies.
As he went supernova, I felt it ignite.
That fire raging at all the unfairness..
...Sparked the warrior within with an edge of recklessness..
...Starting the wildfire which burned down all of the shoulds..
...Lighting the path for all of the "impossible" coulds..
...Leaving embers that burn with desire..
...To build and to build higher and higher..
Further than I came from
Well on my way to where I'm going
No matter what comes
No matter the degree of knowing
I will persist in creating my dreams
Because they were given to me
I was given a life so they could come to be
It's not in where I'm going - the magic that I see
It's in the process of getting there - that's where I love to be
~Ashley L. Zanella
All I know is that I know very little and what I have learned is that nothing stays the same.
So while the world is constantly set to re- cycle And eats itself up day after day
I listen to the wind whisper tales of Grandfather And cry with Mother when it rains
I walk with my Cousins under the shade of their branches And let sunshine seep through my skin
Tomorrow's an avalanche in the wait Yesterday's a hurricane that nearly destroyed
Today is an oasis
A pause in time
And while today most surely holds pain, I've learned that the most beautiful trees still need rain and that everyone feels storms and disarray.
But we do not grow the same. Some branches turn down and some keep on climbing - some splinter off and others start dying.
I want to be the one who rises above. Who sees through the tangle of branches and leaves--
And to straddle chaos like it's my own sacred breeze.
~Ashley L. Zanella
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