Tag Archives: nature

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 15, 2022
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umbrella sky

beauty stays, while I refrain

from past participles of rain
may I always remain

inside the mist of the sun

while a deluge of fevered feelings
comes forth

carrying my heart towards the past
none

can know the pain I carry

inside the dew drop known to me as you
glistening and shimmering

with a vibrancy at noon
we dance under the umbrella sky

tinged with blue

and await the love living inside our brambles of truth

I had a personal issue arise last evening, which is requiring my attention. Please know the family and I are safe. I will respond to your beautiful comments and reflections, and visit your sites as soon as I am able. Sending love and blessings to all of you.

Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #hope, #introspection, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 14, 2022
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apple seeds, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, apple seeds, 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.

apple seeds

I miss the flavor of you
at dawn

coming to me in dreams that fill my mind
with worried images

and times, fatigued

learning more from apple seedsโ€ฆ

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

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#poetry, #dreams, #grief, #healing, #hope, #instrospection, #life, #love, #nature, #ocean, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 11, 2022
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glass pieces

the tide is like a tunneled scope
deep within
where feelings live along a coral reef

of sin, and stone

Have you ever felt it, and just known?

Me too.

itโ€™s like a mystical garden
in the depths of the sea

learning more about the pain and trauma of
tranquility, though

I always pause to breathe

into my heart, and look to the sky
where diamonds shatter into a thousand pieces of glass

as I contemplate
the love living inside the mystery of this life at last

Photo by Darkmoon_Art, Pixabay


I am thrilled to announce that the Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women Anthology is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2022! I am honored to be a part of this wonderful anthology. Thank you again to Gabriela Marie Milton, Editor, Ingrid Wilson, Publisher, and Nick Reeves, Cover Design, for their tireless efforts at putting this anthology together.

#poetry, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #hope, #life, #mystery, #mystical, #nature, #pain, #poem, #sea, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 8, 2022
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The Seas Adoration, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, The Seas Adoration, 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.

The Seas Adoration

sitting on the shore of lore, I nestle
into the salt and stone

vibrating all alone

while listening
to the wind whistle strawberry tunes

as birds carry blueberry hues
in a skyโ€ฆ

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

Photo by Jamaica1802, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #earth, #healing, #hope, #humanity, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #resilience, #seas, #spillwords, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 5, 2022
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rainbow hues

pain arises when Iโ€™m folded
and tired

of resting my head on the wind

I often wonder about nature
and the canopies of gold so thin

and lush

they come to me
when Iโ€™m anxiety ridden
and flush from within

a heart, I have

in the moon
with as many cracks and crevices too

Can you see them reflected back at you?

I can too.

they are blue, with marigold hues

a rainbow of colors
and images

reminding me of our youth

Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay

#poetry, #anxiety, #color, #fear, #healing, #hope, #hues, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #rainbow, #reflections

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 3, 2022
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petals and pearls

I take trips back and forth up the mountain
while relegating

the misery I feel, like a pin drop

of blood
after the storm stops

I watch

the sunrise
over my heart of flowers
atop

our bed of petals and pearls

made from
loves most tranquil and delicate fibers
surreal

stitched
in the early morning, and
weaved with the fabric of our present glory

these two hearts, believe

in all they see

especially when pain arises
with the most pressing need

Photo by InsaneArtist, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #faith, #healing, #heart, #hope, #human, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #pleasure, #poem, #resilience

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 31, 2022
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poplar seed, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, poplar seed, 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.

poplar seed

the apple orchard
lives along the shadows
of a love that lingers

sometimes in the gallows

of a destiny told to me
once upon a story madeโ€ฆ

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

Photo by habunman, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #dark, #heart, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #poem, #published, #shadow

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 29, 2022
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pain and promise

I stir the pain and promise
of another day

living amongst the calmest tides, and
between thin wispy clouds

I await

the love within this shroud
knowing the pain delivered is filled with gold
hues

and ambiguity among truths
birthed

within the mountains cold

and dark, living inside me a mark
filled with the void of time

sung from my fingertips, to the
mountain tops

I slip

into a reverie and cannot exist
a moment longer

than is needed

I withdraw
and await the heeded, love

I hope

to carry me into the gates of my beloved
where loveโ€™s already been seeded

Photo by 12019, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #existence, #healing, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #promise, #truth

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 27, 2022
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A Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women Event on June 4, A Spillwords Nomination, and A Poem: the me, in you

Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

When I learned last month that Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women was open to submissions from all sexes, I chose to submit two poems written specifically for this wonderful collection.

I am honored to announce that my two poems were accepted. Iโ€™m also excited to inform you about a WIH event on June 4.

From the Editor, Gabriela Marie Milton:

โ€œOn Saturday June 4, at 9 am CT โ€“ 10 am ET (USA) join me and Ingrid on Twitter Space for a lively discussion and updates on our anthology Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women. By saving and clicking on the link below you can listen to the discussion even if you do not have a Twitter account. Please share the link with those you think may be interested. I canโ€™t wait to talk to those of you who can attend.โ€œ

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDxLLreevkxm

That is 7 am PT (USA) for those on the west coast.ย  I will be there and hope to see you there too.

Spillwords Press, May Publication of the Month Nomination

I am also honored to announce that my poem, Hidden Inside, was nominated for May Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. Whereas all of the poems I write have deep meaning to me, this poem is deeper than most.

As some of you know, there was a time when I was disconnected from my intention and all of the gifts that the connection to oneโ€™s heart entails.

Itโ€™s been a long time since that time, yet emotions still arise from that part of my life, as it was traumatic and very difficult.

It makes the nomination for my poem, Hidden Inside, more profound for me.

I would be honored if you would go here and vote. Voting closes on 5/29. Thank you!

A Poem: the me, in you

splashes of lilac dance across the sky
in tune with my heart denied

as aspects of you

hide
under the suffering moon

and, as it all takes root

I dance across tree limbs
looking for a commonplace to loom

in my quest
to understand the me, in you

Photo by Prawny, Pixabay

#poetry, #anothology, #event, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #publication, #publication-of-the-month, #reflection, #spillwords, #the-poetry-of-strong-women, #voting, #wounds-i-healed

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on May 25, 2022
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helios of pain, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, helios of pain, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

helios of pain

birds fly through the sky
as in my heart, our love always resides

flittering
and mistaking a beat or two
for a remedy made of oranges that are blueโ€ฆ

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

Photo by ractapopulous, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #healing, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #romance, #soul, #transformation