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

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
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , paradigm, , , , sel awareness, voided wind   

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 18, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , seedling, ,   

You, Seedling, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, You, Seedling, 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, Seedling
like a seed growing up through the ground

you were born, and the mystery
continued to confound

me, relating to the breeze was always so easy
and, yet

the little one cradling my finger
was our seedling, beautiful

with an air…

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

I would also like to acknowledge Gabriela Marie Milton’s poem, You, Night, the title of which was the inspiration for how I titled this piece.

Photo by Igor Rodrigues

#poetry, #children, #family, #gift, #heart, #hope, #love, #nature, #poem, #publication, #relationships, #seedling, #spillwords-press, #turmoil

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

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

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 13, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , ,   

heart of hope

the stream runs faster
and farther

than a single breath can last

moving in tandem
with a purpose delivered

at last

a mirror cracking and aching
from lost parts

pebbles and rocks strewn out
deep and broad

while I
give a wink, and nod

to the sky, singing the stream
a simple lullaby

made form syllables
long and short

all delivered from my heart of hope

Photo by Layers, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #heart, #hope, #human-connection, #introspection, #language, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #purpose

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 7, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , pain and healing, , the cosmos   

cosmic eyes

broken hearts of the wind

are gentle, in times when strings are
thin, and fierce

as we gather the materials within

to live, love, and laugh at the sky

reminding me

of how hard we all try
even when we want to shout

we can still let it go by

with a pause, and a breath
watching the waves wash over our missteps

revealing, and relating

the nature of the cosmos in your eyes

of a love

that always shines

Photo by iljaketschik, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #care, #connection, #contemplation, #eyes, #heart, #hope, #humanity, #love, #nature, #pain-and-healing, #poem, #the-cosmos

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on July 3, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , painted brush strokes, , , , roe v. wade,   

painted brush strokes

love lives in the shadows, and
the whispers of the wind, as

along a lost trail, I go
with pain the size of stones

in my heart, I
compose

possibilities, while people in places far away
eliminate the rights to choose and be free

Do you ever wonder about peace and tranquility?

I do too.

at the same time
I consider the anger in the breeze, and

the angst pervading this body, as
visceral sensations awaken the truth

within the painted brush strokes
of a love as deep as the sea

and this terrible sadness dwelling inside of me

Photo by Prawny, Pixabay

#poetry, #anger, #anxiety, #emotion, #feelings, #hope, #life, #love, #nature, #painted-brush-strokes, #peace, #poem, #possibility, #roe-v-wade, #tranquility

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 27, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , flowered aspects, , , , , , , , , , , , , wish   

flowered aspects

I bleed from the trepidation within
of salt and the sand beneath

the trees skin

It’s like wondering, and wandering
around the needle of a haystack

rightly sized and trimmed

with a beneficence of hope, and
a ladle made from the love we once formed

Is it possible to love this much, and not bleed more?

I don’t think so either.

For, it’s in the form of the fountain
where love gets lighter

living beneath the breath of this struggling architect, and

the love that lives within
the next steps of his flowered aspects

I was excited to learn yesterday that my poem, The Seas Adoration, was nominated for June Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. Thank you to Dagmara K, and the team at Spillwords for their continued support; and my deepest thanks, gratitude, and appreciation to all of you for always being here, supporting my work, and being magnificent friends.

Voting is open though June 29, and you can vote here. Thank you!

Photo by PeterKraayvanger, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #flowered-aspects, #healing, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #nomination, #pain, #poem, #publication, #spillwords-press, #wish

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on June 25, 2022
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , indigo fields, , , , , ,   

indigo fields

I like to live underneath the trees
they satisfy me, and

my sensibility

of the known and unknown

Did you know that around every corner a bend is shown?

among the flowers, long and tall
as they, to me, draw

nearer, and

for the first time in life
a kaleidoscope of colors becomes clearer

purples and pinks always delight
while amber hues, and the relational aspects

of the indigo fields
speak to me of a love

lingering

in the shadows
awaiting its time to shine

upon you and I

Photo by Sean_Ewing, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #color, #connection, #contemplation, #earth, #healing, #hope, #indigo-fields, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #planet, #poem