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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 30, 2023
Tags: , beauty, birch tree, , , , , , , , , , , , ,   

Birch Tree

I yearn
for charcoal-colored skies

where faith
and pain live together
conjoined
by tender loving hands entwined โ€”
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

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 9, 2023
Tags: , , beauty, , , , , , metaphors, , , , , , shadow self, , symbols, , ,   

Your Shadow and Mine

Iโ€™ve hiked
up and over mountains of love
and of pain

wandering
through fields of metaphors
and valleys of symbolism

exploring within
while watching
minimal expectations
arise again

a balance
of body and mind

and of the love manifesting
in between
your shadow and mine

ยฉJeffFlesch.com
Image by MenielDM, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: hike, explore, minimal, balance. Follow me on Twitter here, and on Instagram here.

I wrote two poems with the word prompts from Twitter this week. Here is the second one.

Shadowโ€™s Sown

I explore the depths
of the wind
and the space that lives in between
this moment and the next

a balance of learning
and of unlearning
arises again

when
minimal expectations
are drawn together
like a bow

representing
the shadow of words
left behind to sow

We are at that time of year in the Pacific Northwest when the hiking trails begin to dry out, and hiking becomes something that I will take part in each week. For those of you whoโ€™ve followed me for years, you know how much I love to be out in the forest and at the coast, two of my favorite places, regardless of where I am living and or visiting.

Here are some pics from my first short hike of the season.

For those of you celebrating Easter, Happy Easter, for those celebrating Ramadan, Ramadan Mubarak, and for all of you, may your day, and week be peaceful, and full of love.

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, #balance, #beauty, #expectations, #healing, #known, #life, #love, #metaphors, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reality, #realization, #shadow-self, #sorrow, #symbols, #truth, #unknown

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on February 26, 2023
Tags: , , archeryintheUK, beauty, calmness, depression, , , , , ingridwilson, , , , , , , nickreeves, , , perserverance, , , quietude, , , ,   

soldered heart

I see you
in the majestic & the forlorn

a depressive state
bereft
of indifference, and of alienation

tales
of evenings
alone

a soldered heart
wanting to learn more

about peace
and love

a tangent scale to climb
when

hanging
upside down from
the clouds
in the starry sky

Photo by ausbitbank, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: bereft, evening, solder, tangent. Follow me on Twitter here.

MasticadoresIndia/USA Publications

I am always honored to have my poetry in 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!

Book Reviews

Archery In The UK

A good friend of mine and publisher of #1 Amazon Bestseller Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, Ingrid Wilson, released a new book recently. Archery In The UK is a collaboration with Nick Reeves, and is a beautiful and passionate book.

Once I started reading Archery In The UK it was hard to put down. The book mixes poetic forms, inviting the reader on a journey of beautifully flowing language, touching hearts, and minds, and leaving me teary-eyed, joyful, and inspired. It is an amazing collaboration.

I highly recommend Archery in the UK, which you can purchase on Amazon here.

The Light in The Cave

The Light in The Cave, by Tricia Sankey is a wonderful Novela full of richly crafted details, and characters developed with depth, and an intensity that fills the reader with a desire to read more, and more. I enjoyed the way Tricia developed the characters and the plot line in a way that left me guessing as to the story behind the story until well into the later chapters, which is where we find that the characters weโ€™ve come to know and love are not exactly who we thought they were. The Light in The Cave is an amazing work of science fiction. I highly recommend reading this wonderful book.

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, #anxiety, #archeryintheuk, #beauty, #calmness, #depression, #determination, #experimentsinfiction, #happiness, #heart, #ingridwilson, #joy, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #nickreeves, #pain, #peace, #perserverance, #poem, #publications, #quietude, #reslience, #review, #sorrow

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 27, 2022
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   

shadowed backdrop

I sit down, relating to the beauty
found

upon the flowers in the nearby park
a connection deep

and stark

perfuse
with fragrances misting through the air
alighting

with the greatest of care
and devotion, making me grin

as elation comes up

and I witness the sun hiding in the shadowed backdrop

Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #care, #connection, #dark, #devotion, #elation, #fragrance, #gratitude, #joy, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #senses, #shadows

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 7, 2022
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , , , , pain and healing, , the cosmos   

cosmic eyes

broken hearts of the wind

are gentle, in times when strings are
thin, and fierce

as we gather the materials within

to live, love, and laugh at the sky

reminding me

of how hard we all try
even when we want to shout

we can still let it go by

with a pause, and a breath
watching the waves wash over our missteps

revealing, and relating

the nature of the cosmos in your eyes

of a love

that always shines

Photo by iljaketschik, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #care, #connection, #contemplation, #eyes, #heart, #hope, #humanity, #love, #nature, #pain-and-healing, #poem, #the-cosmos

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 25, 2022
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , indigo fields, , , , , ,   

indigo fields

I like to live underneath the trees
they satisfy me, and

my sensibility

of the known and unknown

Did you know that around every corner a bend is shown?

among the flowers, long and tall
as they, to me, draw

nearer, and

for the first time in life
a kaleidoscope of colors becomes clearer

purples and pinks always delight
while amber hues, and the relational aspects

of the indigo fields
speak to me of a love

lingering

in the shadows
awaiting its time to shine

upon you and I

Photo by Sean_Ewing, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #color, #connection, #contemplation, #earth, #healing, #hope, #indigo-fields, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 16, 2022
Tags: , beauty, birds, , , , , , , , , , , , , sacredness, wdys#116   

wish upon the birdsโ€ฆ

moon encrusted evening, walking among the fields
of daisies, birds circling in air, like thoughts
running through

veins,
fare and,
attention
made
bare

I dream of other lands, while grounded in the past,
and wish upon the birds, their beauty, at
times

misunderstoodโ€ฆ

slowly, I crane toward the sky, their look is a
glimpse of magnificence, we all
should

take into
account, and
be proud of the beauty
throughout

the moments given, each one is sacred, bestowed
upon us with a love that is
thrilling
and

delightful, just like the pink hues look, as they
swallow my past, and take me towards
the present moment

at
last
it is
a stark
contrastโ€ฆ

In response to the WDYS #116 Prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; LuizClas@ Pexels

#poetry, #beauty, #birds, #contemplation, #dreams, #flowers, #introspection, #life, #love, #moon, #nature, #past, #poem, #presence, #reflection, #sacredness, #wdys116

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 22, 2021
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , , ,   

I gently wish upon a star, Published at MasticadoresIndia๏ฟผ

I am excited to share my poem, I gently wish upon a star, which is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Though this is my last poem of the year with MasticadoresIndia, I am very excited about being a regular monthly contributor next year. Thank you again to Terveen Gill, and the entire team at MasticadoresIndia for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

I gently wish upon a star

heartaches, reminding me of earthquakes,
experienced in between the lines,
moving past mistakes

of a life, this life, lived in moments unsure,
and in others, grown taller
than the applewood trees flowersโ€ฆ

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

Photo by 13452116, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #heart, #human-connection, #joy, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #pain, #poem, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 14, 2021
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , , , , ,   

love blossoms like an apple tree…

fingers outstretched through space, and time, deft clutch,
feeling so much, you were here,
now gone, yet the senses
still
tickle
with your touch

burning
with desire, loving from within, learning more about
the nature of reality
seen in your
skin

beauty holds me hard, while love blossoms like an
apple treeโ€ฆheart, absorbing the
shards
and

giving me more moments, than the sun provides
in all of its bestowments
of
glory

a
story
of healing with the warmth kindled from years of patience,
now living, loving, and basking
in
the presence
of your radianceโ€ฆ

Photo by wreco, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #blossom, #desire, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #presence, #reality, #romance, #senses

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:07 am on December 6, 2021
Tags: , beauty, , , , , , , , ,   

beauty doth reside in the heart… Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, beauty doth reside in the heartโ€ฆ is now available at MasticadoresUSA. A big thank you to, Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

beauty doth reside in the heartโ€ฆ

I sit atop a tree, taking in the beauty seen,
beneath the forest floor, and
above the skyline,
amber tossed

less
remorse(d)

once feltโ€ฆ

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

Photo by jplenio, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #contemplation, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #poem, #reflection