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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 22, 2022
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Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: A Poetry Reading

Welcome to the third of four poetry readings this August from Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow.

While creating these readings gave me quite a bit of anxiety at first, they have been a blast, and are something I would like to do a little more regularly in the future. 

Alright, without further ado, here is the poetry reading of Slow-Motion Moments.

We are 10 days away from the release of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, and with each day that passes, my excitement grows. Thank you all for being here each day, and for celebrating this accomplishment with me. I am blessed to know each of you.

Have a wonderful week.

#poetry, #experiments-in-fiction, #healing, #heart, #hope, #human-connection, #life, #love, #nature, #nature-speaks-of-love-and-sorrow, #pain, #poem, #poetry-reading, #publication, #spoken-word

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 18, 2022
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moon arises

the moon arises, like my heart
beating with the tide

I rely
on the mist in my eyes

relating
the misery of humankind
and

the stories we disrupt in the night

Photo by raheel9630, Pixabay

#disruption, #emotion, #feelings, #healing, #heart, #hope, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #recilience, #sea, #stories, #tide, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 16, 2022
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blood and dust

residing in the night
are you

always there, steadfast
through your heart of care

I write from my soul
to share

a thought

built out of love, trust
and a common ground forged

through blood and dust

a reminiscence, like the sultry
taste of your skin

delivered
over the many years spent apart

drifting

like the sea again
I find you, the sky within

Photo by merlinlightpainting, Pixabay

#poetry, #blood, #care, #dust, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #resilience, #soul, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on August 11, 2022
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rainbow trim, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am pleased to announce that my poem, rainbow trim, 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.

rainbow trim

folded end over end, like a piece
of steel

with rainbow trim

a fascinating deluge of colors
vibrant and felt within

my heart

it beats to a steady rhythm, resonating…

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

Photo by allyartist, Pixbay

#poetry, #healing, #heart, #hope, #loss, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #rainbow, #resonance, #suffering

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 am on July 27, 2022
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stone colored glass, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am pleased to announce that my poem, stone colored glass, 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.

stone colored glass

I often think about the past
it’s like looking through stone colored glass

hazy, and filled with trauma, a cold place
inside my chest

lingering among flowers, thought and feeling

reconcile me…

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

Photo by sjainart, Pixabay

#poetry, #believe, #hope, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #pain, #past, #poem, #present, #publication, #reminiscence, #trauma, #trust

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 24, 2022
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petaled fragrances

my heart spills the seeds
of a thousand past lives

dwelling within the trauma
sitting

alongside

the love I feel for you, wishing

upon the night sky
we make do

with candles ensconced in petaled
fragrances

of pain, a dew

sitting upon the land and sea
it seems

extreme, yet
inside

I know

I’ll always continue to believe

Photo by suju-foto, Pixabay

#belief, #connection, #faith, #healing, #heart, #hope, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 22, 2022
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wind chimes

a desolate street feeds
my dreams

with pain and hope both
don’t you know

it’s part of the mystery hidden
inside the love we show

to the sky, and to the people walking by
as we learn more about the lights glimmering in the night

they whisper of shadows long and tall
relational aspects of

our drawn out
souls

ready to depart this plane for another
on the winds of time

and the gentleness of the breeze
my grandmother’s wind chimes, speak to me

of tarnished tears shed over years and years

and of everything you and I hold dear

I’m excited to let you all know that my debut book manuscript is complete! I would like to thank Ingrid Wilson, from Experiments in Fiction, for many fabulous insights, and wonderful editing work. We are now on to book creation and cover design. Exciting!

Photo by Counselling, Pixabay

#poetry, #chimes, #contemplation, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #mystery, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reality, #reminiscence, #soul, #wind

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:15 am on July 19, 2022
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voided wind, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, voided wind, 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.

voided wind

I stand at the precipice of the lost
where pieces of my skin

rotate back, and forth

within the voided wind
as my soul resonates

with the words that come…

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

Photo by Layers, Pixabay

#poetry, #disruption, #healing, #heart, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #mind, #nature, #pain, #paradigm, #poem, #publication, #reality, #sel-awareness, #voided-wind

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 17, 2022
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dandelion seed

I sit inside a pool of salt
and sin

looking

into the eyes of dried, and thin
crumbly skin

tired, and looking to the wind

I reminisce.

even when I’d rather not know
the pain, to me

always shows

the effects
of this universal context, deplorable

in times when pain is greatest, and light
like a dandelion seed

when time stops forward progression, looking
for lessons

I await you.

wondering
if you’ll show within my heart soon

Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

#poetry, #dandelion-seed, #heart, #hope, #human-connection, #illusion, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reality, #reflection, #time, #universe

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 14, 2022
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cosmic radiance, Published at MasticadoresIndia

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

cosmic radiance

I walk along the forest floor, watching
as the mysteries pour forth

blooming evergreen weeds, struggling up
through the ground

looking to see if anyone’s around

they always wink at me
relating a resilience

and a broad-spectrum playfulness…

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

Photo by freepsdgraphics, Pixabay

#poetry, #awareness, #consciousness, #contemplation, #despair, #hope, #human-connection, #introspection, #masticadoresindia, #mystery, #nature, #pain, #pleasure, #poem, #resilience