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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 9, 2021
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the love we feel deep inside…

looking to the sky, I see wisps of dreams pass by,
hung to clouds, and curled up tight inside

they drift and float, as the land and sea
continue to roam, we

search far and wide, and continue to try,
clutching at dreams, portrayed in the mirrors
magic display, seen…

a reflection, and refraction, of life’s mysterious
contradictions of mind, gleaned…yet

stillness continues to elude us, as we hang our dreams
on the clouds that pass by, and search for meaning
outside, still

as day turns to night, and
the clouds disappear from sight,
the light burning on the horizon, bright,
reminds us

of the love we feel deep inside…

Photo by Fotocitizen, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #dreams, #heart, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #mind, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 6, 2021
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our loving escape…

love lost and unadorned, yet remembered, and
stored, for it’s you, I’ve always adored…

like butterflies have wings, you always see me,
as I am, not another iteration of a dream
romance

making my towards you, raising through the seas
of possibility, and tranquility, I look forlorn
at times

yet, know

you’re always there with a helpful hand, guiding me,
through ordeals trivial, and those most plentiful,
and mystical

remembering this, gives way to a love
deep within

like sap running through the veins of a tree,
my heart pumps love throughout my
beings entirety

holding it in place, creating a soft and textured space,
for our loving escape…

The opening line to this poem, and thus the entire poem, was inspired by a wonderful poem, titled November, by Simmi, of Rose-Colored Glasses? If you’ve not yet visited Simmi’s site, and read the poetry there, please do so, it is lovely.

Photo by Stergo, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #dream, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reminiscence, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 4, 2021
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the dream tree…

the veins of the earth pour
through me, as I sit quietly, contemplating
the tree, me, and all I see…

…I wonder if this life is really meant to be,
or, if the me I see, is simply a reflection
of the dream tree…

cascading light reflects off the tree, and
I gather up memories bound underneath the sea,
and wish for another reality

where pain and pleasure go together,
like twins, conjoined in a love so tender,
kind, and altogether

reminiscent

of the mystery,
we’ve spent our lives trying to out figure…

Photo by Bessi, from Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #dreams, #introspection, #life, #love, #mystery, #nature, #pain, #pleasure, #poem, #reflections, #trees

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:23 am on November 2, 2021
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your ever loving midst, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, your ever loving midst, 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.

your ever loving midst

eyes,
shining bright,
just like the stars
on the clearest night

when you
first
came into
view…

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

 Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on Unsplash

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 30, 2021
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towards the light of another day…

I skip over puddles, one, two, three,
in the mirror images, I see, you
refracted back at me…

always loving and kind, despite the pain
sitting on the surface
of our contoured purpose,
reaching deep within,
looking amongst the worn out travelers, sin

arises, seems raw, and depletes me again…

tired, and tortured, I look to the earth’s very nature, for a sense of purpose

realizing
the feelings, and thoughts, go against the grain

like the trees, bare, and scorched of their outer skins, while flayed and portrayed

in the myriad contexts,
where love is at the center, not grim,
more compassionate, to the travelers
making their way

towards the light of another day…

Photo by distelAPPArath from Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #emotion, #heart, #introspection, #joy, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #purpose

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 24, 2021
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all things beautifully configured…

rocks covered in green,
the misty between,
sitting at the edge of the unseen,
wondering what this mystery is to me…as

reflection gives way
to transgressions of the past,
and mind continues to flitter,
here, and there, I

sit quietly, watching and observing the
drama play out, without a shout…as

flitter turns
inside out, and brings with it some clout…now

slowing down…as

love arises from the center
of all things beautifully configured…

In response to the WDYS#104 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Sean Robertson @ Unsplash

#poetry, #beauty, #contemplation, #emotion, #feeling, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #mind, #mystery, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 23, 2021
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the love we’ve all been waiting for…

Pixabay

a broken land,
found in my dreams
distant, yet close to hand,
presence felt, matters not, as

everything stops…yet, the seas continue to

breathe in, and

hold my heart tight,
letting relations drop
when biting starts,
as a safe haven
draws stars upon

our collective scars, stored…as the wind
exhales deeply, and

infuses us, with
the love
we’ve all been waiting for…

#contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #scars, #seas

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 21, 2021
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the love we feel on this night

the moon
speaks to me,
languages learned
through discorded earth

traveling from afar,
I quest into
the understanding shown,
close to heart, and
yet still from afar,
I’ve learnt…

…through
distances purged,
I indulge in the urge, and
request more at the moons behest,
as seeing, sees fit
to offer more,
closing the distances met

between me,
and the seas,
trees, and flowers
blooming abundantly…

realizing love
is at the center
of all things seen,
and felt in-between
the moons myriad phases,
and my truncated

belief
in this dream…for it is

in the unseen,
where life lives in this moment,
as you and I hold hands,
wish upon a star,
say goodnight to the moon,
and swoon, as delight

lights
up our hearts,
and makes space
for the love
we feel
on this
night

in full bloom…

Photo by Manjunath H P on Unsplash

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotion, #feeling, #humanconnection, #introspection, #life, #love, #moon, #nature, #poem, #realization, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 17, 2021
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the sands of time

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I walk
on the sands of time
feeling bereft, and
out of line

with natures
progression,
I, stop, and digest
my vision quest

and, call forth
the winds, a true test…

of our ability
to align
with life’s requests

one step in front
of the other, feeling
the granules beneath, feet

on solid footing,
even when I’m unsure
of the current efforting…as

realization dawns, and
the withdrawn, now gone,
is transformed into something more

than I’ve ever done…

#poetry, #awareness, #contemplation, #emotion, #feeling, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #realization, #reflect, #sand, #time, #transformation

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 16, 2021
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a magical black hole

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a dream,
mind conjures, as
intuition blossoms, and
reflects upon
conditioned aspects
of time borrowed…

harsh

as they seem
we grew through
the pain and agony…

trials and tribulations
abound, as we recount
each moment, and, at times, drown

in the feelings
swallowing us whole,
like a magical black hole….

spinning vortex,
light withdrawn,
senses expand, reaching
out for a hand

to hold onto at last…

breathing in life’s energy,
we wrestle with time,
and the nature
of the agonies
written upon
the sands
of our collective destinies…as

light shows back up,
speaking in the language
of love lost, pain healed, and
compassion given out, to all those that shout,
curse at the skies, and wonder why…

as deep inside,
we recognize our face
in the collection of pictures
we see in the mirror

of our humanity,
as we (re)adjust within
and get ready to again begin…

#poetry, #contemplation, #dark, #emotion, #feeling, #healing, #humanity, #introspection, #intuition, #life, #light, #love, #mind, #pain, #poem, #time