I retrieve the pain gifted to me.
It is a friend and foe. The minister
of dark nights told my soul.
©Jeff Flesch
#1 Amazon bestselling poet – Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.[goodreads +1]
Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women
Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press
Love and loss, the light within
the dark. A silhouette of humanity
are shadows among the stars.
©Jeff Flesch
#1 Amazon bestselling poet – Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.[goodreads +1]
Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women
Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press
I am a dreamed reality and seed of possibility—happiness. An awareness of presence. Subtle silence in action, chaos subdued.
©Jeff Flesch
#1 Amazon bestselling poet – Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.[goodreads +1]
Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women
Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press
I skirt
and flirt
with dangerous territory
when thinking
of you–
you
remind me of all that was once
true
in life, in love, and in
the texture of weathered bones
drawn closed
like shutters upon my eyes
I
rely upon the truth
to open up
yet, also know the pain of the mountain
tops
call me home
where danger, and safety
resonate as equals
when you are close
I am honored to have my new poem, Courage Resurrects, published at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you Barbara Leonhard for supporting my work, and for all that you do
I would be honored if you would go here, and read my new poem. Thank you!
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
May your 2023 be filled with peace, love, and joy, and may all of your dreams come true.
Jeff Flesch
Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller 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
I wake up to you
you remind me of the brilliance
of afternoon sunsets
and
of morning dew
cascading
over a horizon filled
with pain, and with healing
a presence of colors, ambiguous
yet just enough
to
fill the space
left
by the absence of your touch
Photo by me, Oregon Coast
I am pleased to announce that my poem, Misty Morning, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece. You can read the full poem here.
AND
I am also pleased to announce that my poem, Autumn Morning is now available at Spillwords Press. A big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this piece, and for their continued support. You can read the full poem here.
I would be honored if you would read both poems, thank you!
My time at the coast is always precious to me. Early morning walks along the beach provide a space for deep reflection and contemplation. This year, I stayed at a small little motel right on the oceanfront. Amazing views from my room, and easy access to the beach, where walking for miles is possible. Beautiful, invigorating, and peaceful.
Wishing you a wonderful week.
All my love and blessings,
Jeff
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
I mourn you
even though your presence is
near
a mist, cycling on this plane
of ice
thin
and brittle, like a heart
cusped
with love incomplete
the world
sings to you out of fear
while you wander aimlessly
coping
with harsh realities
felt
beneath a toadstool of pain, which
blossoms when least
expected
and stings, just
like the gossamer tree
Photo by A_Werdan , 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
my heart bleeds my love for you
a reminiscence
and oft felt presence
the touch
of you close, holding memories more than
most
the scent of you filling our room, before
we felt the need to say
adieu
and, upon your return
the sound of your breath
exhaling the words
I love you
exhaling love was inspired by the poem Forevermore, by Kirsten Curcio.
Photo by Engin_Akyurt, 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
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.
Lilac and Mint
I walk toward the moon
lilac and mint waft through the night
a fragrance
bruising my heart, and
hard to define
it’s you…
I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!
Photo by LalalaB, 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
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
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
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