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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 1, 2023
Tags: , closed, , danger, , , , , , , mountain tops, , , pain, , , , , weathered bones   

weathered bones

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

Image by Counselling, Pixabay

Courage Resurrects, Published at MasticadoresUSA

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

#poetry, #closed, #connection, #danger, #fear, #healing, #heart, #loss, #love, #masticadoresusa, #mountain-tops, #nature, #open, #pain, #poem, #publication, #realization, #safety, #weathered-bones

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 11, 2022
Tags: , , coming home, , , , , , , , , pain, , , , , , , ,   

coming home

I cross cross the earth
in search of something fleeting
knowing

the unknown
is a place of peace

of mind, and of body

a souls destination
housed

within a fractured
system
of thoughts, and of feelings

coming home
a respite from the storm

sitting
in the center of silence
watching

things come, and go

attraction
to the poles of
opposites

the healing of ego
and of the soul’s companion
on the way home

Photo by me, Oregon Coast

Soul’s Sojourn, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am always honored when a piece of my poetry is published at MasticadoresIndia and MasticadoresUSA. It’s such a joy, and this publication at MasticadoresIndia is no different. Thank you, Terveen, for always supporting my work. I am beyond grateful.

I would be honored if you would go here, and read my new poem.

If you’ve not yet submitted to either of these fine publications, I invite you to; it’s an amazing experience.

Last week, I visited Justin and Izzy in Portland, and we had a great time. We went to a boutique event supporting local small business, ate some wonderful food at Blossoming Lotus, and then went to the Portland Trailblazers game on Sunday evening. It was grand.

I wish you all a wonderful week; see you next weekend!

All my love and blessings,

Jeff

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, #body, #coming-home, #ego, #feelings, #healing, #known, #life, #love, #mind, #nature, #pain, #peace, #poem, #respite, #silence, #soul, #storm, #thoughts, #unknown

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 27, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , oregon coast, pain, , , , , , ,   

cascading horizon

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

New Publications

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!

Photo Gallery

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

#poetry, #emotion, #feeling, #healing, #human-connection, #knowledge, #life, #loss, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #oregon-coast, #pain, #poem, #resilience, #romance, #spillwords-press, #sunset, #travel, #understanding

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 3, 2022
Tags: , , , conteplation, , , , , , metamorphosis, , pain, , , , ,   

tears of gold

residing within
this skin
and the textiles of the night

a call from you
brings on a metamorphosis
in feeling, and in

contemplation

desiring more than is known
while

sitting at the center of the
unknown

I listen
to the wind
and take account of the person I’ve
been

and am becoming
harsh words leek from walls
and

crumble
until they fall

over a road, developed
out of tears of gold

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

Photo by Joshgmit, Pixabay

#poetry, #becoming, #connection, #conteplation, #grief, #healing, #known, #life, #love, #metamorphosis, #nature, #pain, #poem, #realization, #tears, #transformation, #unknown

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 29, 2022
Tags: , , , , gossamer tree, , , , , , , , , pain, ,   

gossamer tree

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

#poetry, #connection, #fear, #gain, #gossamer-tree, #grief, #healing, #heart, #life, #loss, #love, #mourn, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reality

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 23, 2022
Tags: , , dismay, featherlight, , , , , , , pain, , , unloved   

featherlight

breathing into the sky
and into the red kites sitting
in my heart

reminiscence
of days gone by, and of days
yet to come

lingering
in love

while also experiencing the pain
of the tallest mountain tops

where
air becomes thin
and you

are unfolded
in

the celestialness of my dismay

a feather

as light as the wind
sits

underneath the texture of
my skin

dripping, with a love
which never materialized within

celestial dismay was inspired by the poem Flint and Feathers by, Lisa Walker.

Photo by artyangel, Pixabay

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration

This post officially concludes the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration. Thank you to all of the exceptional writers and friends that took part in this collaboration. It was an honor to write with you.

And, thank you to everyone that participated in the 30/30 collaboration by reading, liking, and commenting on the poems shared. I still have some poetic responses to share, and will share them in the weeks to come.

Announcements

I am excited to announce that I am working on a new collaborative project for 2023. I will begin to communicate the details of this new project in the next two months, with more being shared when we enter the new year. Please stay tuned to this site for more information about this new initiative.

I am also going to begin a weekly prompt sometime in the next month, once I rest and recuperate from the 30/30 collaboration, which means that my blogging schedule will reduce to 3 to 4 posts a week going forward.

Have a gorgeous Sunday, and the coming week.

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, #dismay, #featherlight, #healing, #hope, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reminiscence, #unloved

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 21, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , grounded, , , , , , , , pain, petals, , velvet soft   

velvet soft

the water flows gently
cascading
over pain and grief
a letter or two is all it takes

bringing me present

to the petals of your love
as soft as velvet

shining
like your smile in winter

snow falls like dandelion fluff
and I find you again in between moments
of despair

opening me up, a shell
traveling without your insistence

yet
the love we shared is more than enough
to stay

grounded

in your contemplative existence

velvet soft was inspired by the poem Scattered Sakura, by C.X. Turner.

Photo by Nancy1730, 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 Pres

#poetry, #30-poems-in-30-days, #contemplation, #despair, #existence, #grief, #grounded, #heart, #hope, #human-connection, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #petals, #poem, #velvet-soft

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on October 12, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , , , , pain, , , sandstone, topography,   

Winter Blossoms, Published at MasticadoresIndia

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

Winter Blossoms

I wake up
and walk along the lonely trail

made out of
crushed fragments of love

for sale

dwindling
in the night sky
these eyes…

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

Photo by Joggie, 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.

#poetry, #desert, #growth, #healing, #heart, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #sandstone, #topography, #witness

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on October 11, 2022
Tags: , , , context, , , , , , , , , , pain, , , tired   

a chrysalis

I walk down the street
watching
the mist fall from the sky

a deluge, and
remembrance of another time

emotions

carry me forward, and
across the horizon
line

a butterfly

inspiration
wells in my chest
remembering my parents, and the kids
they once
were

inside of a particular context

working hard, tired
eyes

telling
stories about the challenges, and
joys

of life, like a chrysalis

they always tried, and gave out
every ounce

of the love they felt
in their hearts and minds

a chrysalis was inspired by the poem The Butterfly Poet, by Paula Light.

Photo by jplenio, 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, #butterfly, #chrysalis, #context, #emotions, #healing, #horizon, #inspiration, #joy, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #poem, #reminiscence, #tired

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on October 11, 2022
Tags: , , boundry, buried, callous, , , , , , , pain, , pretend, , , solition, stay away, strain   

#NatureSpeaks: 30 #Poems in 30 Days – Day 18: Stay Away, by Spriha Kant

You stay away from her.
She has buried her love for you inside the coffin
for you always pierced her psyche.
You stay away from her.

You stay away from her.
Stop straining your eyes in staring at her
for she will not reciprocate this.
Stop straining your brain in wondering
whether her love for you still illuminates
inside her.
Stop contemplating the distance of
light years between you and her
as you as callous as a white sun
and she as mellowing as the moon
could never be a solution
miscible
glistening with love and joy.
You stay away from her.

You stay away from her.
Stop pretending to burn in regret
like a plank of wood in a fire
for you didn’t even shiver once
while flaring your bellows on her
when she was with you.
You stay away from her.

You stay away from her.
Celebrate you are off the hook.
You stay away from her.

©Spriha Kant

Staw Away was inspired by the poem Love’s Trials. You can read more of Spriha’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, #boundry, #buried, #callous, #empowerment, #illumination, #life, #love, #nature, #naturespeaks, #pain, #poem, #pretend, #regret, #sadness, #solition, #stay-away, #strain