Tag Archives: contemplation

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 14, 2021
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as love blossoms

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seeing brokenness
within, without,
and everywhere about, I shout

at the skyโ€ฆeverywhere, I flyโ€ฆ

emotions high,
and the depths, deep, and dry

as spinning begins,
and the trees look at me
with a silent grin, speaking
of something Iโ€™ve missed, I stopโ€ฆ

digressโ€ฆpause, and breathe life inโ€ฆ

slowing down now, I see

the moonlight cascade
off the tree, and, just then,
something else stirs from within

full of tears, and ready
to beginโ€ฆthis pool
of light glistens
off a reservoir,
felt, yet never been called

to sit inโ€ฆwhile

the
moment
stretches out
to the east,
and west againโ€ฆand

head meets heart
for the first time,
they bond together just fineโ€ฆas

love blossoms,
they align,
and

time melts into the sublimeโ€ฆ

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #feeling, #head, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #time

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 12, 2021
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love shines forth

broken wings,
soft and evergreen,
mended,
with the everlastingness
of the sunโ€™s rays,
dancing yellow, and green, they seem

to heal

from
upside down,
as the pain is turned
inside out, and cleaned throughoutโ€ฆ

cascading light,
wishing upon a star
from afar, yet
closer, than realization dawns

as the candle drops,
and, hintsโ€ฆby

speaking in
a language of love
forever kissed, I must admit

your scent lingers
in the air,
fair, as memories
become closer to me
than the breath of you near, and

in this instance,
brokenness becomes
something
altogether witnessed

as love
shines forth, and
we become more,
than you and I
have ever experiencedโ€ฆ

Photo by Marc Sendra Martorell on Unsplash

#poetry, #broken, #contemplation, #emotions, #experience, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #realization, #reminiscence, #sun, #whole

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 9, 2021
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I hold a yellow petal

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fight, fight,
fight, as the feelings
keep coming up,
a tirade that just wonโ€™t stopโ€ฆ

bleeding
from within,
associated
with a long ago, lost grinโ€ฆ

sans

the yellow petals
falling from the sky,
one at a time

making me
second guess, the minds
association
with the feelings
bubbling up, I stop

breathe in the aroma,
natures pandora, scent
from above, below my feet,
feeling beneath,
taking it all in

I almost feel freeโ€ฆ

close the eyes,
concentrate
on the arising tide,
detach from them,
one at a time

I remind

myself
of the love
all around,
as I bound, up, and over
all the feelings,
plaguing my dreamingโ€ฆ

lightness of being
is now
what Iโ€™m feeling, as

the mind clears
itself of these fantasies,
and I hold
a yellow petal close to me,
and give thanks

for now, Iโ€™m truly seeingโ€ฆ

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

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:41 am on October 7, 2021
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something altogether unbelievable, Published at MasticadoresUSA

Photo by Quinton Coetzee on Unsplash

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, something altogether unbelievable, 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.

something altogether unbelievable

the iridescent
lamp
casts a shadow
over the carnage
seen, within the myriad
of moments
taken away from meโ€ฆ

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

#poetry, #awareness, #contemplation, #emotions, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reflection, #surrender

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 5, 2021
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Smolder Now and Forever, Published at Spillwords Press

Photo by Juan Encalada on Unsplash

I am super excited to announce that my poem, Smolder Now and Forever, is now available at Spillwords Press. I big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this poem, and for their continued support.

Smolder Now and Forever

gazing,
and praising
the reality
you see,

while
knowing
the broken
bits of ember
are aflame
againโ€ฆ

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

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #fire, #heart, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #publication, #reflection, #spillwords

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 2, 2021
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feel free, and just beโ€ฆ

the tree grows taller, and
sometimes I feel smaller
than life as it manifests before me

moments like these
come and go, we know,
and yet, as they arise,
we continually striveโ€ฆ

to know
the answers, yet,
will we remember to abideโ€ฆ

instead
of fighting
against the current
we feel inside, let it subside

and know,

this energy
will carry us
toward
our final destination, a ride
for the ages

are we not all sages?

I know not, yet
wonโ€™t let the conversation
drop, because

itโ€™s not
about dropping,
or stopping, more learning

to love

more than your heart
has ever known
the capacity forโ€ฆbecoming

like the flowers,
and the trees, did
you know they speak of theeโ€ฆ

every day, watching
as we run around
limiting what we see,
within this dream

yet, we speak, and, they seeโ€ฆ
instead, maybe,
feel free, and just beโ€ฆ

Photo by Lรฉonard Cotte on Unsplash

#poetry, #awareness, #contemplation, #emotions, #flower, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection

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 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