Seema Patel

Joined March 2025

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Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.

I write about nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, and psychology.

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Cost of Healthcare
A fulfilling life stands on three pillars: physical, emotional, financial— all entwined, no wonder. For me, and for many,
By Seema Patel3 days ago in Poets
Dew-laced Cobweb
dew-laced spiderweb my heart sings delirious— stunning pearl necklace. On my morning walk in foggy mornings, I come across dew-dropped spiderwebs, and it makes me so happy.
By Seema Patel3 days ago in Poets
Making of a Nature Steward
It was late summer— dry winds blowing. Chaparral shrubs caught fire, flames billowing, smoke filling the valley, the sky turning perilous.
By Seema Patel3 days ago in Poets
Dogs
Some dogs are picked from the streets, sent into space, without consent, where they die within minutes. Sorry, Laika.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
The Joy of Repurposing Things
A beautiful shirt red cardinals perched, on willow twigs, in white snowy backdrop, that I wore for years, shrank, time to discard
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Ice Age Boulders
precarious pose giant boulder tilted still, Ice Age reminder. During the Ice Ages, which was Pleistocene Epoch, massive glaciers covered Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Glacial erratic is huge rock, left by ancient glaciers. Above is one.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Mud Puddling Butterflies
not only nectar— butterflies mud-puddling there for mineral need. Yes, not only flower nectar, but butterflies sip minerals from the soil too.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Buddhist Monks
You may have heard, a group of Buddhist monks are on a peace walk across the USA. Long walks are pilgrimage for Buddhist monks,
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Kitten's Love
Guest on the sofa I opened my sleepy eyes— kitten at my feet. One cold night, I had to sleep on the sofa of a colleague's living room. As I woke up in the morning, her kitten was curled up at my feet. I thought it was very adorable.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Let Me Write
let me write my thoughts, let the rumbling lava flow— or the lid will blow. As a mother of two small kids, I don’t get to write often or for long stretches of time. Writers hate when ideas vanish and disruption to flow, we all know that.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Body Needs Oxygen
be it sun or rain, I will go for a walk— the body needs oxygen. Some people skip walks, giving different issues or weather conditions as excuses. I don’t. Yet if there is wildfire smoke, leaf blower gas fumes, or mulch machines running, I will delay or skip.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets
Hot Tea
Milk tea, ginger— brewed over slow heat, winter potion. Winter is harsh. It would have been rougher without the hot, steaming, spiced tea.
By Seema Patel4 days ago in Poets

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Cost of Healthcare

Dew-laced Cobweb

Making of a Nature Steward

Dogs

The Joy of Repurposing Things

Ice Age Boulders

Mud Puddling Butterflies

Buddhist Monks

Kitten's Love

Let Me Write

Body Needs Oxygen

Hot Tea

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