Jenna Galder
Idle Storms
It holds the chaos we carry silently, and the courage it takes to keep growing anyway.
Excerpt
She doesn’t fit the mold.
She breathes.
Maybe she never was meant
to be.
She spills past lines
that weren’t her own,
stops shrinking herself
to feel at home.
She grows in ground
that takes her whole,
no trimming down,
no fractured role.
The Story
“The storm doesn't just pass over us; it changes the very ground we stand upon.”
Idle Storms is a collection of poems written in the space between upheaval and understanding, where emotions settle slowly and meaning arrives without force. The work moves through grief, growth, and resilience, not as destinations, but as ongoing states of becoming.
These poems do not rush toward resolution. They linger in the quiet aftermath of experience, honoring the pauses, the unspoken truths, and the moments that ask only to be felt. Idle Storms is less concerned with explaining pain than with sitting beside it, allowing room for reflection and breath.
Rooted in lived experience, the collection explores what remains after the storm has passed, the selves we outgrow, the ones we carry forward, and the strength that reveals itself in stillness. The voice throughout is restrained and observant, trusting that softness can hold weight and that silence can speak clearly.
Idle Storms is for readers navigating transition, for those learning how to stay present in uncertainty, to listen inward, and to recognize that healing often unfolds quietly, over time.
Jenna Galder
Jenna Galder is the visionary architect of atmosphere behind 'Idle Storms'. With a literary voice defined by elegant precision and emotional depth, she explores the delicate resonance between nature and the human condition. Jenna crafts poems and stories that serve as mirrors to our shared vulnerabilities. Her process is artisanal, turning every moment of silence into a chapter of moving prose.