Poems to walk with you through: the Grief of what you Let Go, the Joy of what you Let Be, and the Aliveness of what you Let In. This poetry collection with themes of joy and grief is a gentle and compassionate companion for experiencing the ebbs and flows of what is sorrowful while also savoring what is sweet. These poems take you on a journey through the longing for what's not-yet-here, the mourning for what has been lost or may never come to be, and the underlying hope for a love that is possible through it all. The three sections of this book take you on a journey: Part 1: Turn to the Sun: Poems about hope, new beginnings, longing, and desire Part 2: Tend to What is Tender: Poems about loss, grief, death, mourning, and letting go Part 3: Trust How You Rise: Poems about rebuilding, rising, surrender, trust, and love The thoughtful and profound words in this book offer a soothing balm for what aches, and lend wind to what has wings. ~~~ “Jeanine Cerundolo has done something magnificent in Love & Longing . She has taken the tender nooks and crannies of everyday life and put beautiful, rhythmic words to our human experiences. Her poems make you feel seen and heard through her raw yet gentle delivery of poetic stories of love, longing, and loss. What struck me most while reading was how easy it was for me to come along on each ride with her, feeling held and hopeful even through themes of loss. As a reader of mostly nonfiction and novels, poems don't usually resonate with me. However, I was able to connect with Cerundolo’s poems immediately due to their realness and a flow that dances with all of the senses. I highly recommend this book of poetry for anyone who is open to seeing beauty in the joys, despair, and flirtatiousness that life has to offer.” ~ Emmi Fortin, Bestselling Author & Relationship Coach "As I read the beautifully crafted words by this extremely talented author, parts of me are moved to tears. This book is a calling from beyond that speaks to the truth of what pieces of us feel moment to moment yet are never acknowledged in our daily social worlds. How can a poem fill your heart with such grace and ease by feeling so heard and seen through a few words on a page? Jeanine Cerundolo possesses this gift of poetic love and does so with such quiet and powerful magic. I am grateful for her depths of living being translated and offered in this incredible book of poetry for our souls. Thank you for sharing your profound light and connection to truth—as you experience it—with us all.” ~ Sheila Prakash, LMHC, Therapist at “Looking Within”