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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 23, 2021
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Keeps

Image credit; Eric Muhr @ Unsplash

The trail winds to the left, and, yes
Sometimes I do feel bereft, yet not usually
When I’m in this scene, which is just like a dream.

Something from the fiction books, beautiful and deeply
Colored earth underfoot, stunning shrubbery and foliage
Descending and ascending on either side, reminding me
Of such kinder times. Trees as tall as the sky, looking up, feeling
Dizzy, and completely in love with this misty morning.

A deep grin catches my eye, as I continue to fly
Along the trail, listening to only my heart beat,
and the sounds of the forest underneath.

Being present, I let the thoughts drop back,
One foot in front of the other, breathe in deep,
and remember we are all in this play for keeps.

In response to the WDYS #74 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

#poetry, #contemplation, #forest, #hiking, #introspection, #keeps, #nature, #poem, #poems, #trails, #wdys74

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 20, 2021
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Beauty

I look out over the sea,
as the wind blows
so steadily,

salt mist
surrounds my being
and I lift a finger

in awe of the rapt beauty.

#poetry, #coast, #life, #love, #nature, #ocean, #oregon, #poem, #poems, #sea, #yachats

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 18, 2021
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Haiku #13

fast flowing river,
salmon swim upstream as one,
time of struggle, home.

Photo by Tobias Negele on Unsplash

Photo Credit

#poetry, #haiku, #home, #life, #love, #nature, #ocean, #poem, #river, #salmon, #stream

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 17, 2021
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Streams

Photo by Popescu Andrei Alexandru on Unsplash

Are just like a dream to me,
Growing up in a concrete jungle, as
They say, the only stream I ever did see,
Was out back, and was impinged
On both sides by concrete, a river bed
Was its name and call to fame.

I often contemplate this impingement,
On one side and the other, just like a troubadour
With notes on the left, and verse on the right,
Making them sing together just right.

Or, the human condition, in general, what we
See outside in plain sight, and the knowing we
Have inside, insight, into our existence,
as we continue with such persistence and
effort into our subsistence.

Dream more, I say, for it’s inside the dreams
We weave, that our futures are sown with seeds.
Water, and tend them well, and they will surely
Turn into streams.

#poetry, #dreams, #existence, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #streams

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 16, 2021
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Dream

Image credit; Sonny Mauricio

Looking down upon the ground,
Wondering what they see and think,
as they look up, astounded and always
Somewhat confounded, yet too also grounded.

What do you see, when you look at me?

Regalness on the branch, an image of
Perfection at life’s perception. Varied and diverse,
Reminiscent of a multiverse.

Lands distant in geography make up through
A shared heart topography. A deep connection, which
Dissolves the space between, in one earthly scene.

What do you see, when you look up at me?

A mirror of humanity, in eyes so clear and golden,
We all feel quite beholden. The proximity to this
Majesty, makes me tremble in awe of reality.

A metaphor for what’s come before, as presence is
All I really see within me. You, me, and that tree,
Are three, whirling through space and time.

Oh, what a lovely dream.

In response to the WDYS #73 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

#poetry, #beauty, #connection, #dream, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #presence, #reality, #wdys73

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 12, 2021
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Tanka #8

Photo by Jill Dimond on Unsplash and Photo by Edurne Chopeitia on Unsplash

dry and arid landscape,
cracks in the ground bring water,
seed to stem, renew.
I reflect upon us all,
humanities resilience.

#poetry, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #renewal, #reslience, #seed, #tanka

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 11, 2021
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Blossom

Photo by Ghana Shyam Khadka on Unsplash

Petals touch the earth, it’s such a dearth
Of our collective humanity. The mundane meets
The profane, in an elegant dance of universality.

Closed and subdued, waiting in the wings for
Just the right moment to spring forth and collect
Their special moment, looking at you, and
seeing right through.

Some open a little at a time, you walk past,
And notice, just every so slightly, their petals
Begin to give way to the universal force bearing
Their name, feeling inspiration, your claim.

Others open in a flurry, one day completely
Closed, then the next, rising to meet the
Golden sun, shining deep inside filtrating out
All the things that hide.

The point?

They all grow from the same earth, and
Have their own way to walk through this mirth.
Casting a special glow through all that pass by,
Waiting for that special moment to blossom forth.

#poetry, #blossom, #earth, #humanity, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:00 am on March 7, 2021
Tags: , blueexpanse, blueskies, clearskies, , , nature, , , ragtag   

Blue Expanse

Photo by Marla Prusik on Unsplash

Looking up into the blueness,
The vastness of space collected
Together for our mutual endeavor,
And our innermost pleasure.

It’s beholden to see, such a treasure
Of sight, and delight. It often reminds
Me of being a young boy, living freely, no limits
In sight, breathing in all of life’s gifts one at a time.

And, today, even on gray days, I can see
Through that pillowy cover to the blueness
That is there, awaiting the next time, the next breath,
Winds shifting with our beating hearts,
To reveal the depth of the drifting blue expanse.

In response to the Saturday RagTag Daily Prompt, by Punam.

#poetry, #blueexpanse, #blueskies, #clearskies, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #poems, #ragtag

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 5, 2021
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Tanka #7

Photo by Sara Kurfeß on Unsplash and Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash

Sun like a deluge,
Cloud steals, but for a moment.
Time stretches, sublime.
Feelings of unity rife,
Everything connected. Bliss.

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

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on March 4, 2021
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Skyward

I lift my face
Skyward, toward
The unknown of
The byword.

Nature I feel deep
Inside, there’s no
Reason to wonder
Why.

Simply exist in this
Moment, with attention
Fixed on what was
Once missed.

#poetry, #life, #love, #nature, #oregoncoast, #poem, #poems, #presence, #yahcats