Tag Archives: introspection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 14, 2021
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of a love from before

the day
the secret came,
the rain
was full of cane

sugary sweet,
just like
the imagery
you create

visual astounding,
as my heart
continues pounding,
looking after
the effects
of the love that came

calling, is resounding

to you, me,
and the timeless
freedom we grasp,
when with each other, we seem

full
of a wonder
beckoning us forward,
mirroring the beauty seen
in natureโ€™s preponderance, a dance

in-between, just soโ€ฆ

as we
begin again,
and learn more,
the shore,
like a diamond,
reminding us, of
the connectedness
of the love at our coreโ€ฆ

freedom
feels like
water pouring
through my fingers,
gently escaping
the limitations

of a love
from before,
as we transcend
what was,
in favor of
what is to become,
in the future, heretofore
nevermore, only
ever forevermoreโ€ฆ

Photo by Steve Halama on Unsplash

#poetry, #connection, #emotions, #forevermore, #future, #introspection, #life, #love, #mirror, #poem, #rain, #reminiscence, #shore

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 7, 2021
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from my heart, through my fingers

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you come to me
in dreams,
as I wrangle
with my feelings,
and the rocks in my heart,
pull at me one by oneโ€ฆ

tales lived,
woven with liquid
dreams, as we continue
to share
ourselves
and seal the seams

with

a love
so rare,
itโ€™s hard
to explain
the affair

yet,

Iโ€™m beckoned
again, and again,
to write
what comes up

feeling

like
the mysteries
are ready to jump

straight

from
my heart,
through
my fingers, and
onto
the page
youโ€™re already readingโ€ฆ

#poetry, #contemplation, #dreams, #emotions, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #mystery, #poems, #shared

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 5, 2021
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the me, you see

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trees grow
tall,
and strong
from earthly soil, and

as
they
avail, are

given
guidance,
and strength
from beyond the pale

roots,
dug in deep,
like the veins
running through

you
and meโ€ฆand,
as

reflection
gives way, a
preponderance
of evidence
comes
forthโ€ฆ

teaching us
of the unity,
and companionship,
between
all living things,
and the me, you see

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #shared-humanity

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 26, 2021
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weโ€™ll find the answer

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beauty unseen
in despair,
felt like a lead weight
across my chest,
and inside my heart, blessed

forevermore
is known, yet
time stood still
for a moment, grown

and,
unbeknownst to me
lasting an eternityโ€ฆ

felt
deep inside,
trees look at me, and
shake their limbs, they see

the magic
living inside of
every moment,
even those that feel
so solemn and swollen

with feelings
bound together,
configured
like a mass of pressure

growing
stronger over time,
unable to realize
the threadโ€™s end
lives inside

awaiting a kindness,
often seen in my dreams,
I recollect all those
lost feelings, and
begin to pull the thread
closer to me

and,

as the thread comes forth,
the pressure subsides,
as the tears wash away
the pain of yesterday

so gray, and
at the same time
lighted rays fill my heart
with gratitude,

may I stay?

is a question
needed not,
leave off the clamour,
for its inside this space
where weโ€™ll find the answer

#poetry, #clarity, #confusion, #contemplation, #dreams, #emotions, #heart, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #poem

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 24, 2021
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just like a star-spangled night

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heart bared,
and transfigured,
manipulated,
just like a trigger

pulled on
again, and again

I often
asked myself
then

where
did this
story beginโ€ฆ

in a
deserted
landscape, devoid
of senses, and
flushed
with ambiguity

we reflect
upon
those moments,
with a zeal
and flourish

and,
understand
today, they

kept us away
from the connection
we felt,
deep inside

actions
eluding us,
unable to take
ahold of
the unity dealt,
however, aligned

in
the presence,
and

knowing,
always arising, yet
unable to abide
in our heartโ€™s center,
so bold and kind

and, years laterโ€ฆ

the knowing
did not subside,
rather, it
grew deeper, and
shined forth,
just like
a star-
spangled night

#poetry, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #poem, #reflection, #reminiscence, #stars

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 21, 2021
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so… let us begin…

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the river runs
north and south,
feeling the drift
of the current begin,
letting go
of the trembling within

for nowโ€ฆ

discovering
more on the banks,
eddies sharply tasked
with creating stability,
loose leaves raining down,
cascading,
for deliriums sake

a breakโ€ฆ

not far away,
stowed, and a little
out of control
wanting to resign,
as the love
of my life
passes by

walking
along the shore,
greeting the love,
missed by a kiss,
forevermore, remiss

the lightโ€ฆ

cascades
through the trees,
dancing, and
entrancing,
so majestically
touching
the being withdrawn
from within, soโ€ฆ

let us beginโ€ฆ

#poetry, #contemplation, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #river, #trees

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 19, 2021
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I await your warm embrace

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fields
of memories glean
and, the water tower
sits at the center
of a love that is greater

than
what we purported
to know, as the grass
grows taller, and we stay
a little while longer

sitting
in each otherโ€™s
presence, while the birds
among the trees
sing love songs
to each other, called forever

and
a moment
together, is worth more
than all the gold
laid down
inside the rock
a millennia ago

when last
there was a time
that stopped

stood still

just like,
my heart
when youโ€™re near

close
enough
to feel youโ€™re
presence on my face

breathing
and whispering
something
into outer space,
as I await
your warm embrace

#poetry, #contemplation, #embrace, #emotions, #introspection, #life, #love, #poem, #presence, #time

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 17, 2021
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brushed ourselves with the winds

Photo by Neven Krcmarek on Unsplash


sparkling seas, reminiscent
of sparkling eyes,
as they laid upon
me that very first time

among
the open trees,
where we laid
so quietly

awaiting
the presence,
or stirring, of some
other kind of mention

oh,
how sublime
it is in reflection

not known
by name,
only ever by the
feeling that came

forth
in that moment,
as we held hands,
and looked up
at the opening,
so vast, ah, the beauty
is here at last

will it stay
was not even
a question we asked

there was
no need, as we began
to climb from the field
into the air, and whispered
among the trees songs,
so sincere,
and beautiful in contrast

a melody,
cast from shadows,
as they dance among the
gallows, and halls,
of times shallow walls

jumped over
so quick,
we were thin footed,
and running

in two,
we then split

as we
gathered up
momentum
and brushed
ourselves with
the winds, and broke
melancholy on a whim

#poetry, #emotions, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #trees, #wind

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 14, 2021
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the breeze that glistens

Photo by Evan Leith on Unsplash

I flitter
at the moonโ€™s
presence
within my
aboded center

as

nostalgia
runs deep, like a
never-ending crater
while I sleep

and,

dream of
places far from
imagination,
yet all hiding
within
our hearts center
of creation

following
the line in the sand,
I trail behind,
and ask for a plan

and,

in the silence,
a mirror image
remerges
of you and me, glowing
brightly,

just like
the moon nightly

bright, brilliant,
and full of promises
to be given,
as we stop,
and listen
to the breeze
that glistens

#poetry, #contemplation, #introspection, #life, #light, #listen, #love, #moon, #poem

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 10, 2021
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all the love that’s been given

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beauty
abounds,
here,
there, and,
everywhere
we look, when
our eyes
finally
come into view

and,
notice

the
vastness
before us,
letting go
of the minds
preoccupation,
and
ability to
contemplate
all things, old

and, new
alike

itโ€™s
as common
as the
treasure trove,
buried behind
the alcove

of our
heartโ€™s desire

as
they meet
again,
and again,
in a myriad
of contemplation,
and,
we grin

in
anticipation
of the game
to begin

and, at
last,

when
unearthed,
the gifts keep
giving,
while we sit
in the presence
of all the love
thatโ€™s been given

#poetry, #appreciation, #beauty, #contemplation, #desire, #gifts, #grateful, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems