Tag Archives: existence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 7, 2023
Tags: , amber gold, , , , disruptive, existence, , , , , , , , , , , , ,   

Amber Gold

I rise like the sun
mornings amid amber gold

a wince, and a nod
untie the ties that bind โ€”
rebooting

time
and those in, and out of rhyme โ€”
dancing

to tunes known
and unknown

a home
boycotting
the status quo

are jewels of existence
dwelling within those that grow

Image Darkmoon_Art, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt words used: charcoal. Follow me on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

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, #amber-gold, #change, #cosmic, #dancing, #disruptive, #existence, #flow, #growth, #justice, #life, #love, #nature, #no-time, #poem, #resilience, #sun, #time, #universe

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 21, 2022
Tags: , , , , existence, , grounded, , , , , , , , , petals, , velvet soft   

velvet soft

the water flows gently
cascading
over pain and grief
a letter or two is all it takes

bringing me present

to the petals of your love
as soft as velvet

shining
like your smile in winter

snow falls like dandelion fluff
and I find you again in between moments
of despair

opening me up, a shell
traveling without your insistence

yet
the love we shared is more than enough
to stay

grounded

in your contemplative existence

velvet soft was inspired by the poem Scattered Sakura, by C.X. Turner.

Photo by Nancy1730, Pixabay

Jeff Flesch

Author, #1 Amazon New Release Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Author of the Month, Jan/Feb 2022, Spillwords Pres

#poetry, #30-poems-in-30-days, #contemplation, #despair, #existence, #grief, #grounded, #heart, #hope, #human-connection, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #petals, #poem, #velvet-soft

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 19, 2022
Tags: , , , , , dancing skies, , existence, , , , , , , , quest, salty breeze, , tacky sand   

dancing skies

hearth, and home

the ocean
where I steady my heart

realizing
the salty breeze, and tacky sand
create

hope

in dancing skies

an intangible, yet soul-driven quest
to live

at the cliffโ€™s edge

where anxiety is present
and, you

dwell

in calm
persistence, making
up

the very center of my existence

dancing skies was inspired by the poem By the Ocean by Daphny.

Photo by Andreyะก, Pixabay

Jeff Flesch

Author, #1 Amazon New Release Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow

Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Author of the Month, Jan/Feb 2022, Spillwords Press

#poetry, #30-poems-in-30-days, #anxiety, #bliss, #calm, #dancing-skies, #determination, #existence, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #ocean, #poem, #quest, #salty-breeze, #soul, #tacky-sand

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 29, 2022
Tags: , , , existence, , , , , , , , ,   

pain and promise

I stir the pain and promise
of another day

living amongst the calmest tides, and
between thin wispy clouds

I await

the love within this shroud
knowing the pain delivered is filled with gold
hues

and ambiguity among truths
birthed

within the mountains cold

and dark, living inside me a mark
filled with the void of time

sung from my fingertips, to the
mountain tops

I slip

into a reverie and cannot exist
a moment longer

than is needed

I withdraw
and await the heeded, love

I hope

to carry me into the gates of my beloved
where loveโ€™s already been seeded

Photo by 12019, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #existence, #healing, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #promise, #truth

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 8, 2022
Tags: , , existence, , , , , , , , , ,   

the resonance wonโ€ฆ

I fell through the mirror once, and on the other side,
was you, hands clasped, and folded
neatly, you did always keep me
completely,
and
as

flowers fell from the sky, you gently made your way forward,
took my hand in yours, and then, the
question of my existence
spreadโ€ฆ

arising in mind, the answer flooding my heart, as love
blossomed like the sun, retiring me to your
awaiting arms

the resonance, now,
wonโ€ฆ

Photo by akirEVarga, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #existence, #flowers, #heart, #life, #love, #mind, #mirror, #nature, #poem, #resonance, #sun

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 1, 2022
Tags: , candlelight, , , , , existence, , , , , , , , , , , wdys#114   

let compassion soarโ€ฆ

a candlelight vigil, dispelling the darkness, in times
crucial, heart and hearth roam free, as we
settle into the
nature of
our

persistence, understanding more, let compassion soar
into the unknown, as we prepare for
another year
bestowed

we know not
what
comes,
yet faith can
guide us from

the shadows,
and into
the

glory of each moment, taking the time to smell
the flowers, and feel the breeze caress
our hearts gently

as we unleash the power of love from the tips
of our fingers, to the tops of
every tower, for

it is in
this
insistence,
we carry love forward

to assist,
in our collective existenceโ€ฆ.

In response to the WDYS #114 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

Image credit; Being. the. traveler@ Pexels

#poetry, #candlelight, #collective, #compassion, #connection, #contemplation, #existence, #heart, #humanity, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #presence, #reflection, #wdys114

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 10, 2021
Tags: , , existence, , , , , , , , , , , ,   

the pages of our storyโ€ฆ

you whispered to me once, it came through
the trees, unseen, a beautiful thing
discovered
amidst
the

flowers, and turbulent troubles, left for the moment,
like leaves falling from the sky,
you remind me
of the
why

in existencesโ€™ cryโ€ฆ.calling to you and me, a
new whisper seen, and felt
in-between
the

pages of our story, lived, loved, and magically
created, like two dancers, entwined
in a kiss so
soft

subtleness

takes on a new form, as realization dawns, and two
hearts are, together, as one,
drawnโ€ฆ

Photo by miroslavkaclik, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #existence, #heart, #introspection, #joy, #life, #love, #magic, #mystery, #nature, #pain, #poems, #realization, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 5, 2021
Tags: , , , existence, , , , , , , , , , , ,   

the flame of hope and love…

heartbreaks are full of rain, and the setting sun,
is just the same, as senseless tragedies,
they came

knocking at our door, waiting, and watching
for us to bring the
thrum

of a life lived underneath the trim, and drum
of absence embroiled, and
shunned

weeping like the flowers on a midsummer morn,
we call to the heavens, wanting to know
more

about the reasons existence pulls the chains and
chords, while we fight against our inner-
discordโ€ฆas

remembering seems like an eternity, we draw
on every piece of light left available, and
take it all in,
keeping
the

flame of hope and love alive, as we abide, and
continue to unwind
time

nowโ€ฆresting easy in our hearts and mindsโ€ฆ.

Photo by MabelAmber, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotion, #existence, #healing, #heart, #heartbreak, #hope, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #mind, #nature, #poem, #time

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 30, 2021
Tags: , , , existence, , , , , , ,   

we rise from the seas

I swim through the stars, and walk through
the seas, itโ€™s as if presence, and
tranquility

always belonged to meโ€ฆ

living in the belief we hold about lifeโ€™s
struggles

and dreams

we rise from the seas, and wander the strands,
looking for existence to take us by
the handโ€ฆ

loving each moment with fullness of heart, glimpsing
it in every living being, we rest easy,
not clinging

to this or that, while
walking

among the flowers and trees, we continue
to pursue our dreams, and live out our
destiniesโ€ฆ

Photo by Author, Yachats, Oregon

#poetry, #contemplation, #dreams, #existence, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #presence, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:26 pm on November 9, 2021
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Dance Away the Day, Published at MasticadoresIndia

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

Dance Away the Day
as a tear
escapes my eye,
I resist
even more,
not wanting
to face
the deluge
needing
to pour forth

gritting
my teethโ€ฆ

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

Photo by Matteo Catanese on Unsplash

#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #existence, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #trauma