Tag Archives: Love

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 30, 2021
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Elfje #1

Photo by Trevor McKinnon on Unsplash

Blue
The ocean
During the night
Glistening in the light
Stars

In the event you don’t know, this poem is called an Elfje. As you know, I started writing both haikus and tanka’s recently, and am excited about venturing into another poetry medium with the Elfje.

According to the Elfje rules, the fourth sentence is supposed to be about yourself in relation to the person or object. Though I did not follow that rule in this poem, I wanted to share it anyway, as I liked the way it turned out.

Alright, that’s all for now. Have a lovely Sunday, everyone.

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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:00 am on January 29, 2021
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Tanka #2

Photo by Dominik Jirovský on Unsplash

The absence of thought,
Like a dew drop in repose.
Floats away, not caught.
I relish each moment with
Memory and vision, both.

#poetry, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #tanka

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 28, 2021
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Beauty

Image credit; Teslariu Mehai @ Unsplash

Is in the eye
Of the beholder,
Is that what they say?

Hm, well, if I may
Add to that last stanza
A few considerations
Upon which you may

Stand,

Or fall back from,
It is your choice, of course.

Beauty
Is everywhere, upon
Everything, and within everyone,
There is not a

Particle left untouched

By the magnificence
Of this Universe,
It just is as
Such.

Therefore, if ever
There comes a
Time, when
You are
In

Doubt about the beauty
That is you, and is
Within you,
Pause,
And reflect, don’t
Object to a
Standard
Created
By

Other people,
Who see beauty
As something foreign
To themselves.

A thing living inside
Their heads,

Not in reality.

Instead, stand tall,
And watch them
All fall about,

As you

Gathered
With poise, and grace,
Lift your head high, and,
Always meet their eye.

Knowing, your beauty,
Is that of the Universe,
Given to you to behold
And mold,

Just as you are,

Like a star
Dancing in the heavens,
My dear,
No matter what you’ve
Been told.

In response to the WDYS #66 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

#poetry, #beauty, #life, #love, #maginificence, #poem, #universe

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 27, 2021
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Haiku #5

Waves crash on the beach,
Salty mist blows from the west.
Night turns into day.

Photo Credit

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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 25, 2021
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Reminiscence

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

I look out
At the deep blue sky
And often wonder why

You confided in me
As you did,
When we were just

Getting to know each
Other,
and then, like
Twins

We emerged,
On the other side

Without a care,
or even a reason why,
or what

The trouble was

All about, as we tried
Hard to understand the
Turn about

Or, is it, turn of phrase?

Either way,
though unsure today,

I think we like to play

In the sandbox,
Like when we were little,
And all the pleasure
Was contained in that

Small space, where
Nothing is ever replaced,
Only gained

Like flying
through outer space
When I’m with you,

It’s like a running flame
Without a place,

Or name

And it’s really all just
about the same

As before,

Even when we look
For the reason it all happened,
We need not look far,
Or doubt the indecision,

For we’re exactly where
We’re supposed to be

And, yes life is fair,
And then not

And this, right here,
Is what we’ve got

For now,
Yet you know, we’ll return
With more of the essence

Of the reminiscence
Of times when
They were
Pleasant

#poetry, #life, #love, #poem, #poems, #reminiscence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:00 pm on January 23, 2021
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My One Thing This Afternoon: A Hiking and Haiku Interlude

Trail winds to the right,
Closed at first, and then open.
Beautiful.

A lovely hike today at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Corvallis, OR. Such a lovely day. I added a few more of the pictures I took below. And, well, that was my one thing this afternoon.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

Benton County, Oregon 2021

#poetry, #haiku, #hiking, #life, #love, #myonething, #nature, #outdoors, #poem

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:00 am on January 22, 2021
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Tanka #1

Photo by Jack Finnigan on Unsplash

Slowly, the rain falls,
we rejoice in the moment.
And then it is gone.
I await, the next moment
Feeling frenzied with delight.

#poetry, #delight, #life, #love, #moments, #poem, #poems, #rain, #tanka

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 20, 2021
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Haiku #4

A meadow landscape,
Flower, just like a skyscraper.
Bee alights, then night.

Photo by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash

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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 19, 2021
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A Letter

Image credit; Simona Sergi @ Unsplash

You’ve written
Before, and yet
No more,

Now,
I dangle a letter
To lure you back,

Though,
Unsure I am,
About the portended
Future

Will our existence
Be reminiscent
Of the letter
In hand?

Now a grandstand

An audience to
Itself, suspended
Mid air

A trifle, and flare,
Of opportunity
Encased in
Red

Just like the roses,
I gave you
When
We

Wed,
And you shook your
Head, in favour of a

Nod instead

And, though
I bled with anticipation

There really is
No mysterious
Cause
For my withdrawal

Only the wonder
Which I see
While in
Bed

As thoughts of
You
Give way to dreams,
Which are sometimes

Pleasant, and
At other times not
So, so,
Dear, give way to

My hearts present

Which is adorned, and
Ready to give way
While you stay
Away,

Only know I’m here

Which is where
I’ll remain
Until that day,

When you return,

And walk through that door,
Taking the note, now
Dangling no more,

And read about
The love that’s flourished
While you were gone,

Now holding hands, like
Time never elapsed,
As we await the dawn.

In response to the WDYS #65 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

#poetry, #letter, #life, #love, #poem, #poems, #relationships, #wdys65, #wonder, #writing

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on January 18, 2021
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Thunder

Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash

I often wonder,
what it is about
thunder

that causes
such a
mysterious

sensation,
from deep within.

There are times
when I’m smitten
with a grin,
as I

ponder and reflect
upon
my life as a child.

Thinking
about the thunder
that would rain down

when we least expected
it.

And then?

Running,
hiding, and trying to find
a place to not be affected

by it.

And, as I write that last
stanza, it occurs to me,
the “it”
in compilation, is unseen

and hidden from view.

A mysterious, and, yes,
often ominous feeling,
even when the thunder
was not dealing it’s clatter.

Hiding under bed,
waiting, worrying, and
unofficially praying for a stead-
fast reprieve

form the hidden noise.

And, oh, what a joy!

When finally released
from the deluge
of noise,

which overwhelmed
my every sense
until, finally,
yes

poise,

did return.

And, I could crawl
out
from underneath,

and, once again,
breathe in
the

salty air
from the rain,
which did just fall.

Oh, thunder, you
are oft criticized, and
yet, are a part of
Nature, so I

do surmise,

you are elegant
in your ways.

And, I do always
pray, for a return
of the rain.

So if you must
also return,
very well,

I will prepare
as needed,
and,

see you thunder,
on the other
side of
the

season.

#poetry, #childhood, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #seasons, #thunder