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Jeff Flesch 4:00 pm on December 11, 2023
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A Shadow, and A Prayer

Tangled weeds thread hope
and despair
through the nub of desire

a sensuous screenplay
evoking memories of you

softened by time
by the wind
and by the telepathy
between two souls destined to begin
again

one moment
mirrors the next
as time becomes irrelevant —
existing

are two
made of one
a shadow, and a prayer

calling down the hopes of another sun

Image aalmeidah, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: sensuous, screenplay, nub. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

Updates

It was great to drop in on a few of your sites recently and read your amazing poetry and other creative works.

This past year, I’ve been super busy, both personally and professionally.

Personally, I’ve taken to traveling and am actually currently typing this blog post in London while my life partner reads upstairs in the hotel we are staying in. It’s been a wild year, full of love, light, and discomfort too, as I’ve been asked to grow more and to grow in new ways, yet all of it has been amazing.

Professionally, I and the newly expanded team are doing well. We are currently creating the next academic year’s work, which requires a lot of strategic thinking and planning.

Though I’ve not been writing much at all, I am planning to begin to write more each week and to also visit the blogosphere as my schedule allows.

I hope you have all been well.

I am sending you all of my love and blessings.

Jeff

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon best-selling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month

#poetry, #beginagain, #despair, #hope, #illusion, #life, #memory, #nature, #prayer, #reality, #shadow, #souls, #sun, #time

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 23, 2023
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Existence Bared

I saw you once from across the room
you were there, and not.
A cataclysmic revival, and rejuvenation
found in your essence
and in your presence. Though I didn’t know it then
it was only a matter of time
until we began
to move in a more choreographed way. Confiding
in each other felt like times before.
These previous lifetimes, and planes
of existence bared in the soul
between two lovers
knowing all along they’ve done it before.

What’s New with Me

All is very well here, super busy and engaged across many projects, both personal and professional.

Due to these obligations, I am going on an indefinite hiatus. I will stop by and see all of you as I am able, and will post occasionally, yet there will be no real pattern or schedule to my posting and engagement.

I will continue to write, and submit work for publication, and I will let you know if any of those submissions result in new publications.

I also plan to continue to submit occasionally to MasticadoresUSA.

I wish you all well, and send you all of my love.

Jeff

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #connection, #essence, #extraordinary, #lifetime, #love, #nature, #poem, #presence, #realization, #romance, #soul, #transformation

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 16, 2023
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Way-station

There is truth in the wind —
recognizing
the pain, and the uncomfortableness of a past
faint, and dim
yet lit brighter than any star
within

an atrocity of revelations –
understanding
this life

a way-station
and non-dual exercise
playing out in a duality of heart
and mind

Image by Prawny 

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: truth, atrocity, faint, star. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

What’s new with me

I am doing well, and having a grand time with my new work role, and community responsibilities. Though this is true, I miss all of you and love when I have the time to come by your sites to read you and to see you.

Lately, in addition to my new work role and community responsibilities, I’ve sent out poetry to some new publications. Though I have no new pubs yet, there will be in the future, and I will update all of you as that occurs.

Lastly, here are a few pics from a recent hike. It’s so beautiful this time of year.

Sending you all of my love.

Jeff

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #authenticity, #comfort, #dual, #life, #love, #nature, #nodual, #pain, #poem, #reality, #realization, #relvelation, #transformation, #truth, #waystation

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 19, 2023
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Dust of the Unknown

You speak to me in tongues
a chronicler of the past
and of a future yet to be known
regarded with trust
and with the dust of the unknown —
a kindred happenstance
wandering through the calm
and through the chaos of so many fenced-in streets
alone

Image by SLineArts, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: crowd, bittersweet, prize. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

What’s New With Me

I am taking on more responsibilities at work and in the community, (super fun service opportunities like serving on a Board of Directors for a local foundation and serving on a search committee for a new Chamber CEO) which simply means that my blogging time is going to again be reduced. I’ve no idea how often I’ll be on WP and the social media sites, though it feels like every other or third week seems most likely.

I will visit all of you as often as possible. Know that no matter how often I visit you are always in my head and my heart.

Alright, here are some pics of Justin who graduated Magna Cum Laude this weekend with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the College of Engineering at Oregon State University; he already has his first job at Dimler, an amazing company, which makes diesel trucks and Mercedes Benz.

Also located among these pics is a picture of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow on the shelves of the local bookstore. I appreciate them for carrying it and appreciate everyone who has purchased it.

I will see you all as soon as I am able and am sending you, as always, my love and blessings.

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#calm, #chaos, #consciousness, #illusion, #known, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #reality, #realization, #self-awareness, #truth, #universe, #unknown

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 11, 2023
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Prized Possession

I find you in memories
crowded in the mind, and in the mist
in between

the rain —
bittersweet

am I
and in awe of a promise to keep
to you, and to me

a prized possession —
love

blossoming
underneath the mountains hearth
our home
among the chaos
and the calm of the shadowed streets

Image by TheFourthLink, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: crowd, bittersweet, prize. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #calm, #chaos, #dark, #duality, #heart, #home, #life, #light, #love, #mountain, #nonduality, #poem, #prized-possession, #relazation, #shade, #shadow, #streets, #truth

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 28, 2023
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Sonorous Sky

I read, and write
about the source
and about the legacy of you close—
dappled light

is hard to find
yet, picturesque moments continue to bespeak the wind
and all you’ve given

to me, and to the trees
a sonorous sound twinkling in the sky
reminding me it is always you
upon which I will rely

Image by ELG21, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: sumptuous. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

MasticadoresIndia/USA Publications

I am always honored to have my poetry at MasticadoresIndia and MasticadoresUSA. It is a blessing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Terveen, and Barbara for always supporting my work; and, thank you to each of you for continuing to read, like, and comment on my poems on these two exceptional online magazines.

Here are my two newest pieces.

I would be honored if you would read them when you have a moment, thank you!

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #awareness, #care, #compassion, #connection, #dappled-light, #legacy, #magic, #masticadoresindia-masticadoresusa, #nature, #new-publications, #poem, #present-moment, #reality, #realization, #sky, #trees

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 20, 2023
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Purple Haze

I learned from you
and the sumptuous sky
about lessons in pain
and in love

at times
there is no dignity
in a world devoid of feeling
and of knowing

yet, the world continues to spin
on the gravity of your gaze
and on the wellness held at bay
in a spinning top of purple haze

Image aalmeidah, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: sumptuous. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

MasticadoresIndia/USA Publications

I am always honored to have my poetry at MasticadoresIndia and MasticadoresUSA. It is a blessing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Terveen, and Barbara for always supporting my work; and, thank you to each of you for continuing to read, like, and comment on my poems on these two exceptional online magazines.

Here are my two newest pieces.

I would be honored if you would read them when you have a moment, thank you!

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #boundness, #dignity, #emotion, #feelings, #gravity, #grow, #healing, #knowledge, #learning, #life, #limitlessness, #love, #masticadoresindia-masticadoresusa, #nature, #newest-publications, #pain, #poem, #purple-haze, #shame, #sky

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 7, 2023
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Amber Gold

I rise like the sun
mornings amid amber gold

a wince, and a nod
untie the ties that bind —
rebooting

time
and those in, and out of rhyme —
dancing

to tunes known
and unknown

a home
boycotting
the status quo

are jewels of existence
dwelling within those that grow

Image Darkmoon_Art, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: charcoal. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #amber-gold, #change, #cosmic, #dancing, #disruptive, #existence, #flow, #growth, #justice, #life, #love, #nature, #no-time, #poem, #resilience, #sun, #time, #universe

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 30, 2023
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Birch Tree

I yearn
for charcoal-colored skies

where faith
and pain live together
conjoined
by tender loving hands entwined —
a paradox

and
a well of human possibility
bequeathed

to you, and me
underneath
the shade of the beautiful birch tree

Image by Image by freeillustrated

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: charcoal. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

MasticadoresIndia/USA Publications

I am always honored to have my poetry at MasticadoresIndia and MasticadoresUSA. It is a blessing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Terveen, and Barbara for always supporting my work; and, thank you to each of you for continuing to read, like, and comment on my poems on these two exceptional online magazines.

Here are my two newest pieces.

I would be honored if you would read them when you have a moment, thank you!

I am excited about my weekend away, and about seeing all of you over the next week.

Sending you love and blessings for a lovely weekend.

Jeff

#poetry, #beauty, #birch-tree, #connection, #emotion, #feeling, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia-masticadoresusa, #new-publications, #pain, #paradox, #pleasure, #poem, #shade

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 23, 2023
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Hearts’ Stone

I manifest
the past, and the present
a prompt
riddled with uneasiness
and contentment —
colors

swirling in mind
reaching underneath a heart confused
and terrified

of acting rashly
and of being understood
absently

less known, than unknown
believing in the truth
within your hearts’ stone

by Moth, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: manifest, present, prompt. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

I am blogging less this weekend, and am off from blogging entirely next weekend, as I travel with a friend to a meditation retreat on Saturday. I will, however, catch up with all of you this weekend, and throughout the next week.

Wishing you all my best, and sending all of my love and blessings.

Jeff

Jeff Flesch

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #confusion, #content, #heart, #hearts-stone, #life, #love, #nature, #past, #poem, #possibility, #present, #terrified, #truth, #understanding, #uneasy