Monthly Archives: April 2022

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:00 am on April 29, 2022
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the sweetest nectar, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, the sweetest nectar, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

the sweetest nectar

with the wind at my back
I relax

and
sit inside all the glory before me

the blooming flowers
and the resplendent arches on the trees
as they hang with the most delicious…

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

Photo by mythuatungdungsla, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #introspection, #life, #lifeforce, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 28, 2022
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Moon’s Dust, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, Moon’s Dust, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

Moon’s Dust

drips drop from the top of a
stopwatch

as the minutes until we meet cascade
over my heart

watching the fear depart

say you’ll love me until the last act of the art…

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

Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay

#poetry, #collective, #consciousness, #fear, #healing, #hope, #life, #love, #moon, #nature, #pain, #poem, #time

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 27, 2022
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Realization Dawns, Nominated for April Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press, and alight and aflame

I was excited to learn this week that my poem, Realization Dawns was nominated for April Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. I am so honored by this nomination and want to thank Dagmara K and the entire team at Spillwords Press for continuing to support my work.

I would also like to thank each of you, as this nomination is a direct result of your kindness, generosity, friendship, and unwavering support. You each inspire me to be the best I can be, and I appreciate you very much.

Voting for the April Publication of the Month closes on April 29.

I would be honored if you would go here and vote. Thank you!

alight and aflame

displays are on the screen
and behind them are clouds seen

as mysteries continue to pour into me

of a love lingering in the rain
specks of dust are always the same

tiny fragments of being, they came

to me at last
while I let my heart open to the possibilities

of you, my love
dancing into the night, alight and aflame

Photo by Hansuan_Fabregas , Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #dancing, #introspection, #life, #love, #mystery, #nature, #nomination, #poem, #publication-of-the-month, #spillwords-press, #time

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 25, 2022
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until the sun, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, until the sun, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

until the sun

I stand in line to buy lemons and limes
while reminiscing on the
times

enthralled and divined
while feelings keep coming up

I’ve tried to stop…

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

Photo by pixel2013, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #emotions, #feelings, #known, #life, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #poem, #reminiscence, #romance, #unknown

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 24, 2022
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butterfly sensations

stones fall from my eyes
holding my breath, I try

to understand the fields of sorrow
before me

while the image of you lingers in the streams
of tumbleweed

we’ve deemed, a point in the past that seems
like a memory, in between

the one, two, and three tests that come on fast

while I continue to hold my last breath

fear begins to arise
a swelling and butterfly sensation in times of trepidation cries

as I finally exhale a sigh
and the love within me begins to fly

In response to the WDYS #130 prompt, from Keep it Alive by Sadje

First photo by 3569616, Pixabay

Second photo by Matt Barringer, Unsplash

#poetry, #anxiety, #breathe, #emotions, #exhale, #fear, #feelings, #healing, #hope, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #wdys130

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 23, 2022
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rose sky

roses fill the sky
with the fragrance of the tide

as petals sing to the moon
under the canopy of our afternoon

know

there’s always been a piece of me in you

a mirror or two
reflects back our love

while we climb the ladder of chaos

still embossed
with an evening of frost

as we set off
on a journey to reclaim our love lost

Photo by G4889166 , Pixabay

#poetry, #chaos, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #life, #loss, #love, #moon, #nature, #pain, #poem, #rose, #seasons, #sky, #tide

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 20, 2022
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radiance wild

trepidation is a trickle of dew
upon a flower sitting kindly

in the afternoon sun

long and lovely
bending towards the warmth of your smile

a radiance wild

nesting inside my heart
weaved of colors long and short

blues, lavenders, and pinks, always remind me of you

a rainbow festival calls
while I linger in the shadows petals
and their beautiful hues

falling from the sky
a love canopy goes by

dropping the essence of our love
purely divined

and oft remembered during these most magical of times

Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #flowers, #life, #love, #magic, #nature, #passion, #poem, #rainbow, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 17, 2022
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marigolds rising

life breathes through my pores
like the rain in an afternoon of prose

written just before bedtime
while the love within me shines

through my heart and onto the page

with a vibrancy that is beyond
the stage

set from the past, while relations come to pass

I learn
to lean into the marigolds rising

like the masses

while learning more about my past transgressions
and the love that lives inside the ashes

Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

#poetry, #ashes, #healing, #hope, #life, #love, #marigold, #nature, #pain, #past, #poem, #present, #rising

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 15, 2022
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purple tears

purple colors fill the sky
a mixture of violet and lavender

like tears that have dried

they crumble through my pores
leaking a love that’s lived through more

than this man can define
the last time I faced these truths
I cried and cried

yet
knowing this truth today
my fear subsides

and sits in my heart
where love always resides

Photo by Prawny, Pixabay

#contemplation, #fear, #healing, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 10:00 pm on April 12, 2022
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cloudless drifter, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, cloudless drifter, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

cloudless drifter

oranges and limes fill the sky
a scent reminiscent of another time

when love was like a drop of candy in the winter
and the fields were dusty

a cloudless drifter…

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

Photo by prettysleepy1, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reminiscence, #unknown, #wonder