Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 12, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), broken ( 6 ), contemplation ( 155 ), emotions ( 87 ), experience ( 13 ), feelings ( 47 ), introspection ( 160 ), Life, Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), poem ( 568 ), realization ( 38 ), reminiscence ( 33 ), sun ( 21 ), whole ( 6 )

love shines forth

broken wings,
soft and evergreen,
mended,
with the everlastingness
of the sun’s rays,
dancing yellow, and green, they seem

to heal

from
upside down,
as the pain is turned
inside out, and cleaned throughout…

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

as the candle drops,
and, hints…by

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 experienced…

Photo by Marc Sendra Martorell on Unsplash

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Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 10, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), benevolence, breeze, feelings ( 47 ), Life, Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), poem ( 568 ), serpentine, sky ( 17 ), sun ( 21 )

a benevolent sky…

the rising tide
glides

as I surmise

the nature
of the
feelings serpentine…

coiled
throughout
my entire being,
just as I’m feeling

the breeze

overwhelm me,
one wave at a time…

I consider
love…and,

the feelings
that arise,
just like
the sun

rising

over a benevolent sky…

#poetry, #benevolence, #breeze, #feelings, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #serpentine, #sky, #sun

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 9, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), contemplation ( 155 ), feelings ( 47 ), flowers ( 19 ), heart ( 180 ), introspection ( 160 ), Life, light ( 53 ), Love ( 509 ), mind ( 42 ), nature ( 350 ), poem ( 568 ), reflection ( 77 )

I hold a yellow petal

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

Jeff Flesch 7:41 am on October 7, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), awareness ( 25 ), contemplation ( 155 ), emotions ( 87 ), introspection ( 160 ), Life, Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), pain ( 118 ), poem ( 568 ), reflection ( 77 ), surrender ( 3 )

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 me…

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

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

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

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 3, 2021
Tags: city, connection ( 125 ), dreams ( 38 ), huamnity ( 4 ), Life, Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), poem ( 568 ), Poems ( 279 ), reminiscence ( 33 ), wdys ( 16 )

the dreams kept coming…

the city sleeps, in an
indecent, and incandescent
display

tired, drowsy, and
dreaming of better days, or
is it of
the oft betrayed…

it’s heart beating
a rhythm of long ago,
it wonders, and sheds
its skin
often flayed

wide open
for all to see,
like the sky’s,
transparency

walking the streets,

you can feel
the pulse
beneath your feet,
and within
the panes
of the people-less, and
windowed scene, it seems

hallow, and yet also
full of life’s drawings,
created long ago, by the people
left behind

when time
stood still,
and we were all
left wondering…

as the dreams
kept coming…

In response to the WDYS#101 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Maksym Harbar @ Unsplash

#city, #connection, #dreams, #huamnity, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #reminiscence, #wdys

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

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 30, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), center ( 3 ), emotions ( 87 ), flow ( 8 ), force ( 2 ), growth ( 37 ), head ( 4 ), heart ( 180 ), knowing ( 9 ), Life, light ( 53 ), Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), poem ( 568 ), seasons ( 3 )

the words, and love will come

sometimes,
the words just come
forward, flowing
through my heart, and
head, and
onto the page you’ve read

and, at other times,
it’s as if the page
you’ve read,
has never been said…

contemplations like these,
remind me
of the love we feel,
easy, coming, and going,
like the seasons,
as we continue running…

here, and then gone,
a whisper,
soft and kindled
with love and care,
we wonder
where they’ve always been, and

foundered, yes,
at times, still

try as we might,
forcing the issue
will only lead
to more isolation,
frustration,
and eager anticipation…

yet,
when we can
reside in the heart,
and realize the words, and love,
will come in their time,
just like we’ve always
understood they would

we create
a new space,
filled with light,
and faith in growing,
because we’ve been showing

our heart

to the world, and
as we slow down,
and recognize this proof,
we become one

with our hearts inner truth

Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

#poetry, #center, #emotions, #flow, #force, #growth, #head, #heart, #knowing, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #poem, #seasons

Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 28, 2021
Tags: .poetry ( 531 ), dream ( 15 ), heart ( 180 ), Life, light ( 53 ), Love ( 509 ), nature ( 350 ), planet ( 6 ), poem ( 568 ), possibility ( 9 ), understanding ( 12 ), unity ( 3 )

with a love, so freeing

moments
come and go,
it’s these
we’ve been bestowed

upon a sea

of tranquility,
at times, yes,
past our ability
to understand completely

and, yet,
when quiet, and

seeking
understanding,
we can learn more
from the seas ability

to transcend
our individuality,
into a one commonality

uniting us,
like the flowers,
trees, and the streams,

we dream

of this togetherness,
within our hearts
held tight, as the light
goes out from this planets beings

and, for you and me,
we then see…

possibilities expand
as we let go of our
preconceived notions
of what we think
love should be,
and stay open
to new realities of being,
with a love, so freeing…

Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash

#poetry, #dream, #heart, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem, #possibility, #understanding, #unity