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Labyrinth Herz
Labyrinth Herz ist eine nachdenklich stimmende Sammlung über Liebe und Einsamkeit, die in die komplexe und widersprüchliche Welt menschlicher Gefühle eintaucht. Sie nimmt dich mit in den Raum zwischen dem, was ist und dem, was wir uns wünschen. Es ist vielleicht nicht immer das, was du hören willst, aber es ist das, was du hören musst.
- GenresPoetryNonfiction
124 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2023
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About the author
Naiad
4 books11 followersBorn to a multicultural family, Naiad has always been fascinated by the contradictions and multitudes inside all of us. Writing about the good, the bad, and all the in-betweens this world has to offer, she believes that the most important things are found in the small and ordinary moments of everyday life. Next to writing, she has a keen interest in film, literature, history, and contemplating life’s little and big mysteries.
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December 20, 2023
painfully relatable yet beautifully hopeful.
these are some quotes i'll forever come back to 🤍
”And when I spill
‘I’m sorrys’ at every chance
maybe the forgiveness
I need the most is
not theirs
but my own.”
”They broke you bit by bit,
why do you expect
yourself to be put
together all at once?”
”There is so much out there still waiting to be loved by you, there is so much out there still waiting to love you back.”
”I hope
there’s a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay.”
these are some quotes i'll forever come back to 🤍
”And when I spill
‘I’m sorrys’ at every chance
maybe the forgiveness
I need the most is
not theirs
but my own.”
”They broke you bit by bit,
why do you expect
yourself to be put
together all at once?”
”There is so much out there still waiting to be loved by you, there is so much out there still waiting to love you back.”
”I hope
there’s a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay.”
April 20, 2023
EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. I did not prepare myself for a FIVE STAR🌟 poetry read (I've only ever given one other author 5 stars for poetry). Seriously this was INCREDIBLE😭!! Felt like a hug❤️🩹. And from a new author too. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read your work Naiad🫶✨
"Love sees you — at your highest highs and your lowest lows. It will see you at your best and at your worst, at your most vulnerable and at your strongest. It will see your breakdowns and it will see your triumphs. Love will see through every part of you and every part of life. It will challenge you and it will support you. And when it sees what you don’t want to show, and yet it stays, and yet it grows, you will know that it is true. Because true love is never blind, it sees every part of you and accepts them all."
"I like to think of people as puzzles — Each complete on its own. All the parts already there. But sometimes, we need another person to come in and make sense of it all. Some won’t have the patience and will give up. Some simply won’t understand how all the pieces fit together. But there will be a person who will bring order to the chaos. Someone who will put all your parts together in the right way, who will see you for who you are. Someone who will love you whole and in pieces."
"If my heart is like an ocean — you’re the only one I let see it when the tide is low. I invite you in. Let you see through the depth, down to the ground. Everything lying bare before you, uncovered. I let you see what usually lies hidden beneath the water. I let you see the skeletons, the death, the bad things I’ve done, the things I regret, and the things I don’t talk about – the worst of me. I let you see the corals, the amber, my treasures – the best of me. I even let you open the shells, my most guarded secrets, and I let you look at the pearls. I share them with you, I let you take them with you, let a part of me become a part of you. I let you see every fragment of me. And when the high tide comes, I pray that you’ll stay. That you won’t be afraid after what you’ve seen. I pray that you understand that I won’t let you drown. That I will always carry you high. I pray that you’re here for it all, for the highs and for the lows. I pray you’re not afraid of the water."
"I’m a question, and you are the answer — So often things feel unclear and unsure, doubts arise. I’ll ask myself whether I’m going down the right path, whether this is really what I want, and what I need. I sometimes ask myself if maybe there’s something more out there. I feel good, but could I feel better? And my head has always been a gathering of “what ifs”, but when I looked at you, I just knew. And I’ve never been so sure about anything in my life. Because most days I’m a question, and you are the answer."
"Love sees you — at your highest highs and your lowest lows. It will see you at your best and at your worst, at your most vulnerable and at your strongest. It will see your breakdowns and it will see your triumphs. Love will see through every part of you and every part of life. It will challenge you and it will support you. And when it sees what you don’t want to show, and yet it stays, and yet it grows, you will know that it is true. Because true love is never blind, it sees every part of you and accepts them all."
"I like to think of people as puzzles — Each complete on its own. All the parts already there. But sometimes, we need another person to come in and make sense of it all. Some won’t have the patience and will give up. Some simply won’t understand how all the pieces fit together. But there will be a person who will bring order to the chaos. Someone who will put all your parts together in the right way, who will see you for who you are. Someone who will love you whole and in pieces."
"If my heart is like an ocean — you’re the only one I let see it when the tide is low. I invite you in. Let you see through the depth, down to the ground. Everything lying bare before you, uncovered. I let you see what usually lies hidden beneath the water. I let you see the skeletons, the death, the bad things I’ve done, the things I regret, and the things I don’t talk about – the worst of me. I let you see the corals, the amber, my treasures – the best of me. I even let you open the shells, my most guarded secrets, and I let you look at the pearls. I share them with you, I let you take them with you, let a part of me become a part of you. I let you see every fragment of me. And when the high tide comes, I pray that you’ll stay. That you won’t be afraid after what you’ve seen. I pray that you understand that I won’t let you drown. That I will always carry you high. I pray that you’re here for it all, for the highs and for the lows. I pray you’re not afraid of the water."
"I’m a question, and you are the answer — So often things feel unclear and unsure, doubts arise. I’ll ask myself whether I’m going down the right path, whether this is really what I want, and what I need. I sometimes ask myself if maybe there’s something more out there. I feel good, but could I feel better? And my head has always been a gathering of “what ifs”, but when I looked at you, I just knew. And I’ve never been so sure about anything in my life. Because most days I’m a question, and you are the answer."
April 20, 2023
“He dressed her in love because that’s what she always looked best in.”
Modern poetry discusses many topics (unrequited love, moving on (from the past or a lover) and the pain and pleasure in life) in a very simple way. And it’s relatable like talking with a friend.
“We tear ourselves apart to be sun and moon, to be sky and sea, to be wild and tamed, to be lover and saint, to be woman and free.” I find a a good friend in books like these. As you can relate to it you also see another preceptive and find yourself between the pages gaining wisdom regarding many issues in life. I’d definitely recommend for Rupi Kaur fans.
Modern poetry discusses many topics (unrequited love, moving on (from the past or a lover) and the pain and pleasure in life) in a very simple way. And it’s relatable like talking with a friend.
“We tear ourselves apart to be sun and moon, to be sky and sea, to be wild and tamed, to be lover and saint, to be woman and free.” I find a a good friend in books like these. As you can relate to it you also see another preceptive and find yourself between the pages gaining wisdom regarding many issues in life. I’d definitely recommend for Rupi Kaur fans.
April 8, 2023
"the love you give will find a way back to you, in the moment you’ll need it the most."
i loved this book so much, i found it so peaceful and amazing, like a rollercoaster of emotions that moves really fast and not in the same way as the wind all the time.
it made me discover things i felt and i didn’t even know about, and it also opened my eyes in a lot of other things too. this matched with my way of thinking but at the same time it changed it for better, more positive.
"she looked at the cracks in the pavement, and thought that maybe the cracks in her heart weren’t such a bad thing. after all, that’s where all the flowers grow."
it feels like this book appeared in my life just when i needed it, it's a book i feel everyone should read, either you like poetry or not, you’ll love what this is about.
"without the darkness to stand against we wouldn’t even be able to see the light at all, and what kind of world would that be - in which none of us has ever sat outside on the darkest and coldest nights to see the stars shine?"
another way this book also made me feel is as if i was scrolling on my pinterest feed, and a short quote caught my attention, i read it and then i like it, that is something i feel has happened to everyone at least once, and it’s something that i feel no one could hate. well, this book is full of those types of quotes you’d love.
"if life is one turn on the clock,
then maybe we were the two hands
that only got to touch once."
this book tells something that will stay with you forever and doesn’t need much time to do it.
this is the author’s first book, and it is amazing, i can’t wait to see what comes next, because i want see every moment. and i’ll try my best to do so.
a few parts of quotes i loved:
"i try my hardest to not see love and you as the same thing. i try my hardest to be done with you, but not with love."
"i hope you know that you’ve turned this wasteland into a garden."
"we aren’t perfect people but we are as real as this love is. what i want is for you to live choosing me. even when you’re angry or sad or tired, that even so, at the end of the day you say "it’s you. a thousand times you."
that’s all i have to say, also congratulations on a wonderful book. i love this and i love you.
"it matters not to only think good thoughts, what matters is what thoughts you decide to act upon. there is light and darkness, bad and good inside of us and that is nothing to worry about."
thank you for taking time reading this <33
i loved this book so much, i found it so peaceful and amazing, like a rollercoaster of emotions that moves really fast and not in the same way as the wind all the time.
it made me discover things i felt and i didn’t even know about, and it also opened my eyes in a lot of other things too. this matched with my way of thinking but at the same time it changed it for better, more positive.
"she looked at the cracks in the pavement, and thought that maybe the cracks in her heart weren’t such a bad thing. after all, that’s where all the flowers grow."
it feels like this book appeared in my life just when i needed it, it's a book i feel everyone should read, either you like poetry or not, you’ll love what this is about.
"without the darkness to stand against we wouldn’t even be able to see the light at all, and what kind of world would that be - in which none of us has ever sat outside on the darkest and coldest nights to see the stars shine?"
another way this book also made me feel is as if i was scrolling on my pinterest feed, and a short quote caught my attention, i read it and then i like it, that is something i feel has happened to everyone at least once, and it’s something that i feel no one could hate. well, this book is full of those types of quotes you’d love.
"if life is one turn on the clock,
then maybe we were the two hands
that only got to touch once."
this book tells something that will stay with you forever and doesn’t need much time to do it.
this is the author’s first book, and it is amazing, i can’t wait to see what comes next, because i want see every moment. and i’ll try my best to do so.
a few parts of quotes i loved:
"i try my hardest to not see love and you as the same thing. i try my hardest to be done with you, but not with love."
"i hope you know that you’ve turned this wasteland into a garden."
"we aren’t perfect people but we are as real as this love is. what i want is for you to live choosing me. even when you’re angry or sad or tired, that even so, at the end of the day you say "it’s you. a thousand times you."
that’s all i have to say, also congratulations on a wonderful book. i love this and i love you.
"it matters not to only think good thoughts, what matters is what thoughts you decide to act upon. there is light and darkness, bad and good inside of us and that is nothing to worry about."
thank you for taking time reading this <33
March 31, 2023
“i hope
there’s a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay.”
the way this made me violently sob?? i need at least 2-3 business days to recover.
mwah,
alayla <3
there’s a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay.”
the way this made me violently sob?? i need at least 2-3 business days to recover.
mwah,
alayla <3
April 1, 2023
“This is your reminder — that no pain, no heartbreak, no grief will last forever. It feels eternal in the moment, but one day, and soon, all of this will seem so far away and so long ago. You will look around and realize that without you really noticing, the colours have started to become brighter again. I know you can’t see it now, but life will make sense again. Love will find its way back to you and happiness is something that you will know. Something good has come to an end but let that give you hope that the bad things will as well.”
this book was beautifully written and truly felt like a home…I loved every single quote and it genuinely made me feel better.
I relate a lot with this book as of right now, and this book felt like a hug to me. This book will always hold a special place in my heart. Much love towards the author!
this book was beautifully written and truly felt like a home…I loved every single quote and it genuinely made me feel better.
I relate a lot with this book as of right now, and this book felt like a hug to me. This book will always hold a special place in my heart. Much love towards the author!
April 8, 2023
This was my first poetry book ever and I loved it sm!!!
The quotes are wonderful and soo special, it felt like someone talks about life. About the good and the bad things, about the sunshine but also the darkness. This book is a 5/5 for me<33 if never felt this connected with a book. Thank you so much to Naiad for giving me the opportunity to read this book ❤️ I hope you will write more books like this cause I need more of them xx
>>I am so far gone from who I used to be, some days I don’t even remember the girl I was.<<
>> So when the ask me how I am, I say I’m doing fine, cause I cannot talk about pain still presently mine.<<
>>You can have thunder in you and storms in you, and still know peace, still bring peace to others.<<
>>The love you give will find a way back to you, in the moment you’ll need the most.<<
I’m going to buy this book and every book that naiad will write, to have them all in my bookshelf. This book will forever have a special place in my heart and if you reading this and going through a hard time just remember you are not alone.
The playlist I listened to while reading this masterpiece:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5z4...
The quotes are wonderful and soo special, it felt like someone talks about life. About the good and the bad things, about the sunshine but also the darkness. This book is a 5/5 for me<33 if never felt this connected with a book. Thank you so much to Naiad for giving me the opportunity to read this book ❤️ I hope you will write more books like this cause I need more of them xx
>>I am so far gone from who I used to be, some days I don’t even remember the girl I was.<<
>> So when the ask me how I am, I say I’m doing fine, cause I cannot talk about pain still presently mine.<<
>>You can have thunder in you and storms in you, and still know peace, still bring peace to others.<<
>>The love you give will find a way back to you, in the moment you’ll need the most.<<
I’m going to buy this book and every book that naiad will write, to have them all in my bookshelf. This book will forever have a special place in my heart and if you reading this and going through a hard time just remember you are not alone.
The playlist I listened to while reading this masterpiece:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5z4...
March 29, 2023
I don’t think I’ve ever read poetry this fast. Every aspect of the book was beautiful! Thoroughly enjoyed.
March 31, 2023
"Neither one of us was wrong, we just weren't right for each other. Sometimes good people break each other's heart".
it broke my heart into several little pieces to be honest, but it was an amazing read. If you haven't read it yet, I don't know what you're waiting for!!
I loved it, and there were so many things that I identified with that it was pretty sad.
" 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦.
𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦
𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. "
it broke my heart into several little pieces to be honest, but it was an amazing read. If you haven't read it yet, I don't know what you're waiting for!!
I loved it, and there were so many things that I identified with that it was pretty sad.
" 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦.
𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦
𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. "
April 1, 2023
When you see yourself in a poem.
Wow! This book is beautiful! I absolutely love it! Many quotes are so relatable for me. Thanks to the author for showing me that I'm not alone in my feelings and thoughts.
Some of my favorite Quotes:
"Neither one of us was wrong,
we just weren't right for each other.
Sometimes good people
break each other's hearts.
"You never understood
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either."
"I hope
there's a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay."
"I hope
there's a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay."
Wow! This book is beautiful! I absolutely love it! Many quotes are so relatable for me. Thanks to the author for showing me that I'm not alone in my feelings and thoughts.
Some of my favorite Quotes:
"Neither one of us was wrong,
we just weren't right for each other.
Sometimes good people
break each other's hearts.
"You never understood
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either."
"I hope
there's a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay."
"I hope
there's a love
that has seen it all,
and still decides to stay."
March 31, 2023
Fans of Courtney Peppernell & RH Sin will love this too! A mix of short & long poems that flow nicely. Revolving around topics of love and growth and healing and relationships. Love a lot of the nature symbolism. Read it in one sitting!❤️🔥
April 20, 2023
This was my first time ever reading a book of modern poetry and I absolutely enjoyed it! Some verses are really relatable and I felt them deeply.
Bravo Naiad, you’re an amazing writer! 👏🏻👏🏻
”You never understood
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either.”
One of my top favourites:
“And when I spill
“I’m sorrys” at every chance
maybe the forgiveness
I need the most is
not theirs
but my own.”
Bravo Naiad, you’re an amazing writer! 👏🏻👏🏻
”You never understood
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either.”
One of my top favourites:
“And when I spill
“I’m sorrys” at every chance
maybe the forgiveness
I need the most is
not theirs
but my own.”
April 2, 2023
Beautiful book with a nice mix of short quotes, poems and longer prose pieces.
Themes
the end of a relationship, varying between moments of bitterness and anger to moments of compassion, understanding and sharing the blame.
struggling to move on and holding on despite knowing better.
dealing with sadness, and feelings of being stuck and lost.
longing - for a person, for oneself, for healing, for life to be easier.
acceptance - of the ending of things, as well as one's own blame.
coming back to yourself, finding your power, seeing the beauty in destruction.
female empowerment.
the dualities of life, how we're most often both happy and sad at the same time.
wanting, longing and hoping for love.
actual love.
...and honestly so many other themes.
Labyrinth Heart manages to encompass so much of the human experience - especially that of a young person who is still learning, and loving, and breaking, and putting themselves back together again - and yet despite its variety, it does not stay on the surface but reveals so much of our hopes, regrets, and fears.
You can find both, very personal writings as well as more general pieces that talk about love, changes, healing, how we hold ourselves back, and the things we're afraid of. The author progresses throughout the book towards more positivity but without it seeming forced. Naiad has a way of looking at things and herself honestly, recognizing the faults and the ugly, but also being able to find hope through that. She talks with the wisdom and honesty of someone who has seen the dark but hasn't let that take away the light. If you're ready to take a closer look at yourself, this book is for you.
Themes
the end of a relationship, varying between moments of bitterness and anger to moments of compassion, understanding and sharing the blame.
struggling to move on and holding on despite knowing better.
dealing with sadness, and feelings of being stuck and lost.
longing - for a person, for oneself, for healing, for life to be easier.
acceptance - of the ending of things, as well as one's own blame.
coming back to yourself, finding your power, seeing the beauty in destruction.
female empowerment.
the dualities of life, how we're most often both happy and sad at the same time.
wanting, longing and hoping for love.
actual love.
...and honestly so many other themes.
Labyrinth Heart manages to encompass so much of the human experience - especially that of a young person who is still learning, and loving, and breaking, and putting themselves back together again - and yet despite its variety, it does not stay on the surface but reveals so much of our hopes, regrets, and fears.
You can find both, very personal writings as well as more general pieces that talk about love, changes, healing, how we hold ourselves back, and the things we're afraid of. The author progresses throughout the book towards more positivity but without it seeming forced. Naiad has a way of looking at things and herself honestly, recognizing the faults and the ugly, but also being able to find hope through that. She talks with the wisdom and honesty of someone who has seen the dark but hasn't let that take away the light. If you're ready to take a closer look at yourself, this book is for you.
May 24, 2023
What can I say?
Naiad you had me speechless. This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life.
It had by far the best sensational and beautiful poems I have come across with!
I remember from time to time I would forget the reality and would get lost and dive deep into the poems so much that I almost were empathizing with each sentence nonetheless.
As a matter of fact, I was utterly astonished by the poems on pages 9 and 27 they hit me differently, it was as if I could put myself in her shoes and all those distant memories of mine conjured up in front of my eyes and that is how I fell in love with them!
Nevertheless, I am so grateful to the Author because she sent me the file and I was able to read and review it.
My final thought on this book?
A masterpiece
Matin
May 2023 Iran, Tehran
Naiad you had me speechless. This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life.
It had by far the best sensational and beautiful poems I have come across with!
I remember from time to time I would forget the reality and would get lost and dive deep into the poems so much that I almost were empathizing with each sentence nonetheless.
As a matter of fact, I was utterly astonished by the poems on pages 9 and 27 they hit me differently, it was as if I could put myself in her shoes and all those distant memories of mine conjured up in front of my eyes and that is how I fell in love with them!
Nevertheless, I am so grateful to the Author because she sent me the file and I was able to read and review it.
My final thought on this book?
A masterpiece
Matin
May 2023 Iran, Tehran
January 4, 2025
4,5⭐️
Die Poesie dieses Buches hat mich wirklich beeindruckt. Besonders der Beginn und das Ende haben mich berührt. Zu Beginn wird man in das „Labyrinth Herz“ eingeführt, und am Ende findet es eine Art Abschluss. Das lyrische Ich scheint bereit, seine Gefühle zuzulassen und zu heilen, wohl wissend, dass nicht alle Fragen beantwortet werden können. Einen halben Stern habe ich abgezogen, weil einige wenige Texte eher wie Platzhalter wirkten.
Die Poesie dieses Buches hat mich wirklich beeindruckt. Besonders der Beginn und das Ende haben mich berührt. Zu Beginn wird man in das „Labyrinth Herz“ eingeführt, und am Ende findet es eine Art Abschluss. Das lyrische Ich scheint bereit, seine Gefühle zuzulassen und zu heilen, wohl wissend, dass nicht alle Fragen beantwortet werden können. Einen halben Stern habe ich abgezogen, weil einige wenige Texte eher wie Platzhalter wirkten.
December 4, 2024
You never understood
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either.
10/10 I fell in love with that text passage
my silence
and that is why
you never understood
my words either.
10/10 I fell in love with that text passage
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