Monthly Archives: September 2021

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 30, 2021
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the words, and love will come

sometimes,
the words just come
forward, flowing
through my heart, and
head, and
onto the page youโ€™ve read

and, at other times,
itโ€™s as if the page
youโ€™ve read,
has never been saidโ€ฆ

contemplations like these,
remind me
of the love we feel,
easy, coming, and going,
like the seasons,
as we continue runningโ€ฆ

here, and then gone,
a whisper,
soft and kindled
with love and care,
we wonder
where theyโ€™ve always been, and

foundered, yes,
at times, still

try as we might,
forcing the issue
will only lead
to more isolation,
frustration,
and eager anticipationโ€ฆ

yet,
when we can
reside in the heart,
and realize the words, and love,
will come in their time,
just like weโ€™ve always
understood they would

we create
a new space,
filled with light,
and faith in growing,
because weโ€™ve been showing

our heart

to the world, and
as we slow down,
and recognize this proof,
we become one

with our hearts inner truth

Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

#poetry, #center, #emotions, #flow, #force, #growth, #head, #heart, #knowing, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #seasons

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 28, 2021
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with a love, so freeing

moments
come and go,
itโ€™s these
weโ€™ve been bestowed

upon a sea

of tranquility,
at times, yes,
past our ability
to understand completely

and, yet,
when quiet, and

seeking
understanding,
we can learn more
from the seas ability

to transcend
our individuality,
into a one commonality

uniting us,
like the flowers,
trees, and the streams,

we dream

of this togetherness,
within our hearts
held tight, as the light
goes out from this planets beings

and, for you and me,
we then seeโ€ฆ

possibilities expand
as we let go of our
preconceived notions
of what we think
love should be,
and stay open
to new realities of being,
with a love, so freeingโ€ฆ

Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash

#poetry, #dream, #heart, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem, #possibility, #understanding, #unity

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 26, 2021
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oh, how deeply I love herโ€ฆ

hand-in-hand,
we traipse this land,
passing by trees, and foliage
as we glide,
together, one step
in front of the otherโ€ฆ

we hold
within our hearts
a special place
for our mother, and

look up
with adoration,
a sense of satisfaction,
and the most gentle elation

as the light

cascades softly
off the trees,
through the glade,
and in front of me, and

I see,
and feel freeโ€ฆ

as the warmth
caresses my being
in its entirety, I say
a silent prayer, and

give thanks
on this day,
for this moment
of time alone with my mother

oh, how deeply I love herโ€ฆ

In response to the WDYS #100 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; James Wheelerย @ Unsplash

#poetry, #adoration, #connection, #elation, #emotions, #life, #love, #mother, #nature, #poem, #silence, #wdys

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 25, 2021
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sit secure in your heart

walking
along the cliff,
I feel somewhat adrift,
floating in a sea
of unknown possibility

I look
around
for guidance, and
notice the resistance
from within, yes kin,
and known well to me, my friend

yet,
also there
is the utmost care, and
feeling of creativity,
within my own reachability

I can feel it
through every
fiber of my being,
calling me forward,
as I continue to struggle
with the movement onwardโ€ฆ

ability
notwithstanding,
the mind dances, and creates
like a mirror on a lake,
images come into view,
and, we, at times,
take them at face value

yet, thereโ€™s another way

to determine
all thatโ€™s in store,
by continuing to
pull apart the minds
creations, as they dance
along, and soar,
so seemingly secureโ€ฆ

love
is at the center
of this understanding

remember, therefore,

thatโ€ฆ

as we watch
the mind create waves,
and they crash along our shore

to sit
secure in your heart,
and know,
that the center
is always there, now,
and forevermore

Photo by Vincent Guth on Unsplash

#poetry, #center, #emotion, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #mind, #poem, #reminiscence, #understanding

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 23, 2021
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the love of one another

I drop to my knees,
and give thanks
for the silence
in-between

this moment
and that, as common
as past circumstance

notwithstanding

I dream of you
in the blue,
and look forward
to our next meeting, stay in tune

would you?

lead me
from this dream,
into another phase
of the magical stream

flowing this way, and that,
I consider all the options,
weighing down
the rocks and trees,
and choose to sit silently

breathing in and out,
respiration,
just like the flower
sends love to the bee,
I think about
the ways in which
you touch my being, and
make the twirls go around and under

the love of one another

Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash

#poetry, #contemplation, #humanconnection, #introspection, #life, #love, #meditation, #nature, #poems, #presence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 21, 2021
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every single ounce of youโ€ฆ

knock, knock,
knock,
goes the paradox,
as we watch
the summer end, and
heads towards
another equinoxโ€ฆ

love
left behind
in the summer rain,
smells of you,
while I deliberately
take respite out of view, and

caress
a fallen star
with all the love
in my heart, and
prepare to bid you adieuโ€ฆ

dreams
whispered
toward the mountains,
while I bound over
the trail less trodden, and

reminisce
with the flowers
of longer days,
and lingering scents
which remind me
of whatโ€™s trueโ€ฆ

dreaming again,
who comes into view,
as my heart swells
with the effervescence
of the new,
and I prepare
to cherish
every single ounce
of youโ€ฆ

Photo by Rafael Macedo on Unsplash

Word Weaving โ€“ A Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse

Iโ€™m excited to announce that one of my haikuโ€™s was accepted into the first edition of Word Weaving โ€“ A Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse.

You can read more about the journal at the Word Weaving blog. The print book will be out on October 1, and the Kindle version is already available for preorder! You can order the Kindle version here.

#poetry, #autumn, #contemplation, #emtions, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reminiscence, #summer

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 19, 2021
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heart-centered relatedness

sun sets, afire with
an afterglow
of the morrow, as sorrow
wells in my chest, lest we forget
the many scars
imbedded in the net

of my beingnessโ€ฆ

one step forward,
looking out
over the vastness
of this planets loveliness,
I digress, and ponder
the reality from within
my own knowingness, as

love spreads out
from the seas,
and through the air,
traveling
from here to there,
making its way
into the hearts
of all
that live inside
of this planetโ€™s
heart-centered relatedness

In response to the WDYS #99 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Kenrick Mills @Unsplash

#poetry, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem, #relatedness, #wdys

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 18, 2021
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of a love so pristine

Photo by Nurullah ู†ูˆุฑุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุชุฑูƒูŠ on Unsplash

rock
splinters wood,
and you tried
as hard
as you could

in each instance

a different
set of circumstances,
presented, just as
the flower
reminds me
of the love in forever

we daydream,
and cast our nets
into the stream,
consciousness, in-between

you and me

far as it seems,
it is here,
and now, just
as it was
intended to be

a dream?

maybe, yet
does it really matter
to the flower, or
the streamโ€ฆ

they continue
to flower, and
continue to stream
regardless
of what comes up
on their inner screen

how serene, and

contemplative
is this dream
we call
a reality
of all
that weโ€™ve gleaned

of a love so pristine

#poetry, #consciousness, #contemplation, #dream, #emotions, #flower, #introspection, #life, #love, #poem, #reality, #stream

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 pm on September 15, 2021
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I Breathe in the Ocean, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, I Breathe in the Ocean, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Another big thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their support, and for publishing this piece.

I Breathe in the Ocean
is it
so difficult
to grasp
the meaning
of a life
lived upon theโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!

Photo by Dylan Sauerwein on Unsplash

#poetry, #contemplation, #introspection, #life, #love, #meaning, #nature, #ocean, #poems, #presence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 14, 2021
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of a love from before

the day
the secret came,
the rain
was full of cane

sugary sweet,
just like
the imagery
you create

visual astounding,
as my heart
continues pounding,
looking after
the effects
of the love that came

calling, is resounding

to you, me,
and the timeless
freedom we grasp,
when with each other, we seem

full
of a wonder
beckoning us forward,
mirroring the beauty seen
in natureโ€™s preponderance, a dance

in-between, just soโ€ฆ

as we
begin again,
and learn more,
the shore,
like a diamond,
reminding us, of
the connectedness
of the love at our coreโ€ฆ

freedom
feels like
water pouring
through my fingers,
gently escaping
the limitations

of a love
from before,
as we transcend
what was,
in favor of
what is to become,
in the future, heretofore
nevermore, only
ever forevermoreโ€ฆ

Photo by Steve Halama on Unsplash

#poetry, #connection, #emotions, #forevermore, #future, #introspection, #life, #love, #mirror, #poem, #rain, #reminiscence, #shore