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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 4, 2022
Tags: , , , cactus, conciousness, , , , , Life, , , , opening, , , ,   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 11: The Desert Dance, by Cindy Georgakas

Tumbleweed pulses through my veins,
of Baryshnikov’s dance.

I writhe in pain as I wrap my feet and smile.

My heart races as the heat of the desert scorches within

searching for an opening

my gut twisted in knots as I breathe in the beauty of the cholo cactus that runs through my spine out my crown Chakra,

reminiscent of the heavens I find within
you and me.

I take a bow to the audience and the vista-blowing tumbleweed that sweeps my heart to love that opens to the heavens.

Unsplash Photo Donald Gianni

The Desert Dance was inspired by the poem Green Leaves. You can read more of Cindy’s poetry on Unique Times with Cindy.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #awareness, #cactus, #conciousness, #desert, #healing, #heart, #landscape, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #opening, #pain, #poem, #poems, #spirituality

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 3, 2022
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#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 10: Scattered Sakura, by C.X. Turner

I find you
in the flower
and the water

in tears of late winter
early spring comes true
gently trickling

love
flows softly, intently
rippling between us

yet scattered
sakura petals…
drift with the current

ceasing to resist
integrating my present
with a smile

I find you, again

Image Credit, wallpapers13.com

Scattered Sakura was inspired by the poem Cherry Trees. You can read more of C.X. Turner’s poetry on Twitter here.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #awareness, #flow, #found, #healing, #life, #loss, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #poem, #presence, #realization, #scattered-sakura, #sorrow, #tears, #water

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on October 2, 2022
Tags: , , arrived, butterfly wings, , , , , Life, , , , , , , ,   

butterfly touch

pain and pleasure
often go together, a mystery

of feelings
conjured from the depths
of being

one
with the gifts bestowed
sitting transfixed

I know
the touch of butterfly wings
which

always
take me
into the night

where everything is hidden
yet

still in plain sight
reminding me

I have finally arrived

Photo by Radfotosonn, Pixabay

butterfly wings was inspired by the poem Love and Pain, by Peace Isama.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #arrived, #butterfly-wings, #gifts, #grief, #hidden, #joy, #life, #love, #naturespeaks, #night, #pain, #pleasure, #poem, #seen, #unseen

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 2, 2022
Tags: , , , , , Life, , , , , , , , , , , , the origin of love,   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 9: The Origin of Love, by Cassa Bassa

I sit in the quiet underneath the white oak
watch the rain rolling from my left
edging the sun towards my right
Isn’t that what grief does to us
chipping away the simple things we enjoy
I remain sitting under the tangled arms
unshaken, unmoved, undisturbed
Here is my sanctuary and centre of gravity
where we once hid from the world’s chaos
and found each other locked gaze in awe

Photo by GDJ / 12898, Pixabay

The Origin of Love was inspired by the poem Butterfly Love. You can read more of Cassa’s poetry at Flicker of Thoughts.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #calm, #chaos, #grief, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #poem, #poems, #rain, #resolve, #sanctuary, #slience, #solitude, #sun, #the-origin-of-love, #white-oak

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on October 1, 2022
Tags: , , embrcae, , , , Life, , , , , , rainbow sky, ,   

rainbow sky

I spell your name
through the stars in the sky
and

with the love
in my

heart

a special place
of hope, and trust

and a single point of light
caressing

the trauma and pain

an allegory, saved
from past days

when your kiss was a rainbow
in the sky

and your embrace filled me with
love

now gone by

Photo by AStoKo, Pixabay

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #connection, #embrcae, #healing, #heart, #hope, #life, #loss, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #rainbow-sky, #trauma, #trust

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 1, 2022
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#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 8: By the Ocean, by Daphny

As the sun rose
we were still by the shore,
just us; you and I

the tide passing through us

no dusk nor dawn
neither the oceans roar
could make us leave

as we got lost in each other’s embrace

the ocean starts to calm
even the sun shined through the storms
as a new chapter of us unfold

when the sun raised by the ocean.

Photo by kordi_vahle, Pixabay

By the Ocean was inspired by the poem Ocean and Sand. You can read more of Daphny’s poetry at The Introvert Writer.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #calm, #connection, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #ocean, #poem, #romance, #shore, #storm

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 27, 2022
Tags: , citurs, , , , fruit, , , Life, , , , , , winter sunshine   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 4: Winter Sunshine and You, by Sadje

It’s the winter sunshine
Pale and just warm enough
The tangy smell of citrus fruit
Warms my nostrils with anticipation
Lime and lemons
Oranges and kinoes
The perfect accompaniments
To the afternoon sun in winters
Sitting partly in shade, a little in the sun
I enjoy our futile debates on theology and politics
The memories stay forever in my mind
Winter sun, citrus and your invigorating company.

Photo by Victoria_rt, Pixabay

Winter Sunshine and You was inspired by the poem, Lemon and Limes. You can read more of Sadje’s poetry at Keep it Alive.

In the event you missed my interview with Victoria Onofrei of Bloomsbury Radio, you can tune in this week at 7 am, and 2 pm PT (USA) to catch the rebroadcast.

You can access Bloomsbury Radio here.

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, #citurs, #companionship, #connection, #conversation, #fruit, #heart, #huamnity, #life, #love, #mind, #poem, #sun, #warmth, #winter-sunshine

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on September 26, 2022
Tags: , , , , , Life, , , , plum trees, , pulication,   

Plum Trees, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am pleased to announce that my poem, Plum Trees, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support and for publishing this piece.

Plum Trees

plum trees always take
my breath away

as in their shade, we play
with notions of hope and trust

and a little bit of the magic seen
within the last bunch…

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

Photo by ArtTower, 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, #dream, #flowers, #heart, #hope, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #plum-trees, #poem, #pulication, #trust

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 26, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , Life, , love and pain, , , , , peace isama, ,   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days – Day 3: Love and Pain, by Peace Isama

I light the candle of love
Beaming a radiant glare of pain and gain
I reminisce about the feeling,

Lingering butterflies in the meadow of my heart
I kissed each flower in nectar sweetness
For you were the garden

But I once read, “love and pain are perfect twins”

So let’s kindle and rekindle this candle of love
Till it forever glows the undying mystery
“love and pain are perfect twins”!

Love and Pain was inspired by the poem Butterfly Love. You can read more of Isama Peace’s poetry at Isama Peace Blog.

Submissions are still open for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. The submission details are located here.

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, #butterlies, #garden, #healing, #heart, #hope, #life, #love, #love-and-pain, #meadow, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #peace-isama, #poems, #reminiscence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on September 25, 2022
Tags: , , , cling, , happy endings, , Life, , , , , , , something stuck,   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days – Day 2: Something Stuck, by Tricia Sankey

I fall from white skies
and curse cold air

it’s snowing

I feel the heat
as you rise

with eyes
ice-bright

(you make no sound)

does it captivate God to watch
us both spin around?

I splash into waves
but your warm aroma

still clings

I climb up tall trees
and sit with butterflies

(they surround)

we weave our own
happy endings

still, your scent
never leaves

Something Stuck was inspired by the poem, Butterfly Love. You can read more of Tricia Sankey’s poetry at https://milspouseprose.com or www.triciasankey.com.

Image Credit: Cindy Scott at www.ArtStudio444.com

Bloomsbury Radio Interview This Morning

A quick reminder that my interview with Victoria Onofrei of Bloomsbury Radio is this morning

The interview airs today at 6 pm BST, and 10 am PT USA.

You can access Bloomsbury Radio here.

I would be honored if you would tune in, thank you!

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, #30poemsin30days, #butterflies, #cling, #connection, #happy-endings, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #ocean, #poem, #scent, #something-stuck, #trees