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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 7, 2021
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we kiss time goodbye…

apart, a distance kept, past regret,
and other mysterious combinations of lives lived
instead

the love of a lifetime, and beyond all lifelines,
blossoms, as we touch the sky, with hearts filled with
love and joy

once, we bid adieu, not knowing whether our paths
would cross again, we, two

souls separated by circumstance, now fly high,
transparency by design, seeing each other
for the first time, we rely, and

cross the crowded city center, enter each
others arms, hold close, as the
stars align

and we kiss time goodbye….

In response to the WDYS#106 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Gennaro Leonardi @ Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #emotion, #heart, #joy, #life, #loss, #love, #poem, #romance, #wdys106

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 October 31, 2021
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I give my heart to you

drinking in the sea water, I hear the bell toll, and,
indeed, it’s my heart you stole

with a second glance, just the kind of romance,
making stories appear
much more than circumstance…

I give my heart to you, as you walk from the sand,
into a land, ill-defined,
and yet, part of the current storyline…

waiting with bated breath,
your hand again clasps mine…and

in that moment, we realize,
just how much love is left in the world
when we’re together…

is divine…

#poetry, #connection, #divine, #heart, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #relationships, #romance, #sea, #stories

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 14, 2021
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as love blossoms

Pixabay

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

at the sky…everywhere, I fly…

emotions high,
and the depths, deep, and dry

as spinning begins,
and the trees look at me
with a silent grin, speaking
of something I’ve missed, I stop…

digress…pause, and breathe life in…

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 begin…this pool
of light glistens
off a reservoir,
felt, yet never been called

to sit in…while

the
moment
stretches out
to the east,
and west again…and

head meets heart
for the first time,
they bond together just fine…as

love blossoms,
they align,
and

time melts into the sublime…

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

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

Pixabay

fight, fight,
fight, as the feelings
keep coming up,
a tirade that just won’t stop…

bleeding
from within,
associated
with a long ago, lost grin…

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 free…

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 dreaming…

lightness of being
is now
what I’m feeling, as

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

for now, I’m truly seeing…

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

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
again…

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 be…

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 strive…

to know
the answers, yet,
will we remember to abide…

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
won’t let the conversation
drop, because

it’s not
about dropping,
or stopping, more learning

to love

more than your heart
has ever known
the capacity for…becoming

like the flowers,
and the trees, did
you know they speak of thee…

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

yet, we speak, and, they see…
instead, maybe,
feel free, and just be…

Photo by Léonard Cotte on Unsplash

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