Only Here
within this moment
a simple beauty
an ember of fire
floats from the blazing branches
into gentle hands
About the Creator
Ellen Stedfeld
Perpetually immersed in drawing, illustration, and creative experiments, at live events and @EllesaurArts.com
Community arts in NYC/Queens -- now sketching NY Comic Con, Oct 8-12th 2025
Love participating in challenges to motivate new work!
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The steps to losing a child
Step One: Lose a child. Not what anyone wants to happen and nothing you can do to change it, but you can go through steps to becoming happy again. You can go through steps to loving again. You can go through steps to become a new you because after losing a child you will never be the same person you once were.
By Tabitha Hinkley2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (8)
I love catching leaves; nice work, Ellen, congratulations on your win!🍂
Well done on running up 😁
Beautiful words. Congrats on placing in the challenge.
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
“I will catch you when you fall”. Such a charming piece. The loving hands stretched forth to catch onto the leaf that is transforming into its next phase. You brought a caring feel to the image. Thank you for sharing!
The final line changed something ordinary into something beautiful.
Something about "into gentle hands" really moved me. Lovely haiku 🍁🍂
Beautiful. A moment literally caught.