Tag Archives: .poetry

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 26, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , gits, , , , , , , sentiment, wdys#113   

our hearts packaged in love…

gifts under the tree, it seems like some kind of land in-
between, known and not, itโ€™s as if
youโ€™ve come from afar,
and
dropped

the love you feel in aspects hearted, they are dreams
displayed with love, and a misty-eyed cavalcade
imparted

ribbons
held together,
just right,
the fit
tight,
with
much light,
swirling in a vacuum
of delightโ€ฆand

a tender-loving kindness, with a whole lot of rich-textured
sentimental(ness)
bestowed
before
we
go, and
take flight

leaving behind our hearts packaged in love, bright, on this
most glorious
nightโ€ฆ

In response to the WDYS #113 from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Jonathan Borba @ Pixels

#poetry, #dreams, #gits, #heart, #kindness, #life, #light, #love, #poem, #sentiment, #wdys113

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 24, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , ,   

the flowers proseโ€ฆ

as the pain grows, it reminds me of the flowers
prose, blooming under the sun, and
often, on the
run

hiding in the shadows, and lurking just beneath
the surface, it rises like the tide, this
swelling in my
chest
it is
a

lifelong romance, just like the joy that lives on the other
side, when we abide, and take the center
in stride
we

come out, wide-eyed, with love as
our guideโ€ฆ

Photo by adriansiea, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #flower, #introspection, #joy, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reflection, #sea, #tide

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 22, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , ,   

I gently wish upon a star, Published at MasticadoresIndia๏ฟผ

I am excited to share my poem, I gently wish upon a star, which is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Though this is my last poem of the year with MasticadoresIndia, I am very excited about being a regular monthly contributor next year. Thank you again to Terveen Gill, and the entire team at MasticadoresIndia for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

I gently wish upon a star

heartaches, reminding me of earthquakes,
experienced in between the lines,
moving past mistakes

of a life, this life, lived in moments unsure,
and in others, grown taller
than the applewood trees flowersโ€ฆ

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

Photo by 13452116, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #heart, #human-connection, #joy, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #pain, #poem, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 21, 2021
Tags: .poetry, dewdrop, , , , mornings, nautre, , , , sunlight   

dewdrops in the morning mistโ€ฆ

I picked up
a sunflower once, and
twirled it betwixt my fingers,
in-between blades of grass
it did linger

taller than eyes can dance,
like romance,
sometimes askew, and sometimes
askance

delivering love
in the subtlest forms, like
tasting sunlight on your lips,
burnt amber and orange crisp,
a dewdrop in the morning mistโ€ฆ

I hope this holiday season continues to be a lovely one for each of you. May you, your friends, and your families experience peace, joy, love, and many blessings. I appreciate each of you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for always being here, and for supporting me. Sending you all my love.

Photo by Dioptrius, Pixabay

#poetry, #dewdrop, #life, #love, #mist, #mornings, #nautre, #poem, #romance, #sunflower, #sunlight

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 19, 2021
Tags: .poetry, battle, , , , , , , , ,   

our final prayerโ€ฆ

the city slumbers, while the giant, along, lumbers,
taking respite, when, in times of trouble,
the mechanical birds, circle in the air,
speeding more than is, a trifle,
fair

spreading wings of love onto the land, protecting the visage
of the wear and tear, it is the darkness
prepared,
and
the light
responding
if they dareโ€ฆ

battle imminent, patrons vigilant, while across the land,
warriors gather, battle plans scrawled,
even as some
drawl
and
make
the last call

needed, as love and light prepare, some scared, others
ready for the nights, and the heights
of desperation
bared
to

each soul everywhere, they take formation, gathering under
the wings of justice, let ourselves stay present to
the life-affirming
sustenance

of the land, and within it, the love of our hearts,
together, sheltered, as
we whisper, this,
our final
prayerโ€ฆ

In response to the WDYS #112 prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; Kellepics @ Pixabay

#poetry, #battle, #dark, #fantasy, #heart, #justice, #life, #light, #love, #poem, #scifi

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 18, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , ,   

conjure up love, wildlyโ€ฆ

fingers trace the landscape, of a love once
beloved, just as the tree limbs speak
to me, of the dream
living inside
the breeze,
so
does

the gloom, remind me of lessons learned, from
the myriad pushes, and pulls,
orbiting around
the
sunsโ€™
moonโ€ฆ

itโ€™s as if the flowers were speaking to ancient
lands, bestowing their kindness
within, of the time,
sands

as
they continue to focus on our hearts, showing us
how to conjure up love, wildly,
while allowing our
souls
to
ignite nightlyโ€ฆ

Photo by Hans, Pixabay

#poetry, #compassion, #dreams, #heart, #kindness, #life, #light, #love, #moon, #nature, #poem, #soul, #sun

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 16, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , , ,   

shattering like glassโ€ฆ

walking into misery, watching it unfold, it envelops me
like a cloak, I

drown from within, you were just here, how could
it have beenโ€ฆunderstanding loses meaning,
as heart breaks into a thousand
pieces

shattering like glass, spreading out through the air,
diamond bits rest in my chest, throat stuck,
tongue thick, with
a mind
blinking
into
a
mistโ€ฆ

traveling back in time, unavailable, so will settle
on memories lying dormant
in mind, and
heart

though
they
do
tell the story of your love, divined

deep as the ocean is wide, you did your best, while
dealing with your pain
like a mime

and, while goodbyes are unnecessary, I would like to tell
you how much I love you,
one last
timeโ€ฆ

Photo by Nicholas_Demetriades, Pixabay

#poetry, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #heartache, #life, #loss, #love, #memories, #mind, #pain, #poem, #reflection, #reminiscence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 14, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , ,   

love blossoms like an apple tree…

fingers outstretched through space, and time, deft clutch,
feeling so much, you were here,
now gone, yet the senses
still
tickle
with your touch

burning
with desire, loving from within, learning more about
the nature of reality
seen in your
skin

beauty holds me hard, while love blossoms like an
apple treeโ€ฆheart, absorbing the
shards
and

giving me more moments, than the sun provides
in all of its bestowments
of
glory

a
story
of healing with the warmth kindled from years of patience,
now living, loving, and basking
in
the presence
of your radianceโ€ฆ

Photo by wreco, Pixabay

#poetry, #beauty, #blossom, #desire, #heart, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #presence, #reality, #romance, #senses

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 12, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , forgiveness, , , , hopeandhealing, , , , , painandsuffering, ,   

the shadow of forgivenessโ€ฆ

flowers hang in the air, while, I, into the abyss
stare

at the memories, folded, with great care, lifting
them up in reverence
to the shadow
of

forgiveness, I
wander

along the road, searching for my home, knowing
little, feeling
a trifle
more
than

is simple, as the record spins, and the turntable
grins

at me, in retrospect, a lifeโ€™s been given, shall I strive
in the midst
of
a
heartbreak โ€“ it
loomsโ€ฆ
yet

I move forward, carrying more, understanding less,
as the love in my heart,
forevermore,
bloomsโ€ฆ

Photo by Briam-Cute, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #forgiveness, #heart, #heartbreak, #home, #hopeandhealing, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #painandsuffering, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on December 10, 2021
Tags: .poetry, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   

the pages of our storyโ€ฆ

you whispered to me once, it came through
the trees, unseen, a beautiful thing
discovered
amidst
the

flowers, and turbulent troubles, left for the moment,
like leaves falling from the sky,
you remind me
of the
why

in existencesโ€™ cryโ€ฆ.calling to you and me, a
new whisper seen, and felt
in-between
the

pages of our story, lived, loved, and magically
created, like two dancers, entwined
in a kiss so
soft

subtleness

takes on a new form, as realization dawns, and two
hearts are, together, as one,
drawnโ€ฆ

Photo by miroslavkaclik, Pixabay

#poetry, #connection, #existence, #heart, #introspection, #joy, #life, #love, #magic, #mystery, #nature, #pain, #poems, #realization, #romance