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Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on November 13, 2022
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dancing magic

leaves turn and bend
a winter scheme

inside my heart

dancing magic
in the sky, and in the wind

nature’s purveyor
and plenitude
of love

weaved
with delicate hands

a gift
beyond the scope
of mind

where
it remains lost
and

is only found
when we realize
it’s been there all along

Photo by bugent, Pixabay

I would like to thank Barbara Leonhard, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for publishing my poem, Starburst Pattern. If you’ve not yet read it, you can find it here. Thank you.

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, #contemplation, #found, #heart, #introspection, #life, #lost, #love, #magic, #mind, #nature, #poem, #realization, #reflection, #solitude, #winter

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 pm on September 28, 2022
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liquid heart

I look up, and down
liquid heart

in pools, I drown

waiting for the sun to arise
again

in my heart

capitulation strong
and armed

with love

and light
a transformation
in kind

with the river, I flow with time

Photo by 12019, Pixabay

Twitter #vss365 prompt word used: liquid. Follow me on Twitter here.

Submissions for the Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow: 30 Poems in 30 Days Collaboration are still open. Please see the submission details 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, #contemplation, #flow, #heart, #human-connection, #kindness, #light, #liquid-heart, #love, #poem, #reflection, #strength, #transformation

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 May 27, 2022
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A Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women Event on June 4, A Spillwords Nomination, and A Poem: the me, in you

Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

When I learned last month that Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women was open to submissions from all sexes, I chose to submit two poems written specifically for this wonderful collection.

I am honored to announce that my two poems were accepted. I’m also excited to inform you about a WIH event on June 4.

From the Editor, Gabriela Marie Milton:

“On Saturday June 4, at 9 am CT – 10 am ET (USA) join me and Ingrid on Twitter Space for a lively discussion and updates on our anthology Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women. By saving and clicking on the link below you can listen to the discussion even if you do not have a Twitter account. Please share the link with those you think may be interested. I can’t wait to talk to those of you who can attend.“

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDxLLreevkxm

That is 7 am PT (USA) for those on the west coast.  I will be there and hope to see you there too.

Spillwords Press, May Publication of the Month Nomination

I am also honored to announce that my poem, Hidden Inside, was nominated for May Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. Whereas all of the poems I write have deep meaning to me, this poem is deeper than most.

As some of you know, there was a time when I was disconnected from my intention and all of the gifts that the connection to one’s heart entails.

It’s been a long time since that time, yet emotions still arise from that part of my life, as it was traumatic and very difficult.

It makes the nomination for my poem, Hidden Inside, more profound for me.

I would be honored if you would go here and vote. Voting closes on 5/29. Thank you!

A Poem: the me, in you

splashes of lilac dance across the sky
in tune with my heart denied

as aspects of you

hide
under the suffering moon

and, as it all takes root

I dance across tree limbs
looking for a commonplace to loom

in my quest
to understand the me, in you

Photo by Prawny, Pixabay

#poetry, #anothology, #event, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #publication, #publication-of-the-month, #reflection, #spillwords, #the-poetry-of-strong-women, #voting, #wounds-i-healed

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on April 8, 2022
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Realization Dawns, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, Realization Dawns, is now available at Spillwords Press. A big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this poem, and for their continued support.

Realization Dawns

Breaking waves,
remind me of
breaking hearts,
in time
with the juxtaposition
of life’s myriad, and
frantically felt…

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

PPhoto by Keith Misner on Unsplash

#poetry, #beatuy, #contemplation, #gratitude, #hope, #introspection, #life, #nature, #pain, #poem, #presence, #realization, #reflection, #spillwords

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:30 am on March 25, 2022
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petals made of love, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, petals made of love, 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.

petals made of love

I sit atop the river delta, wondering about
the scene

it is a
myriad
in-between

the light
casting off
in the distance
playing with the…

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

Photo by CDD20, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #earth, #escape, #introspection, #letting-go, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #mistakes, #moon, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on March 21, 2022
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daffodil dreams

from the tips of my fingers
to the tops of my toes

a flower sits
in repose

calling to me
dejected and forlorn

I compose

myself
and listen to the words whispered
forth

speaking to me of daffodil dreams
and peeks sanguine

in the distance
they seem

like a memory

of another time
when the love you brought to me

was something altogether different
than this fractured reverie

Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #despair, #found, #hope, #life, #lost, #love, #poem, #reflection, #romance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on March 11, 2022
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The Moon’s Lullaby, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, The Moon’s Lullaby, 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.

The Moon’s Lullaby

moon night, I shine,
bottomless love is divine…

I had a conversation with the moon once. It was long ago, during a mist-covered evening, I was feeling quite lonely, and out of the ordinary. That evening the moon shined brighter than I’d ever seen.

It did almost feel like…

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

Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #dream, #emotion, #feelings, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #moon, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on March 9, 2022
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Earth Our Home, Published at MasticadoresIndia

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

Earth Our Home

I sit atop the stairs, reminiscing on times fair, and difficult beyond repair. As the pain continues to arise, and the memories flood my mind, my heart continues to wage a war with love at the center of despair.

I pick myself up, dust off the self, and…

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

Photo by 7089643, Pixabay

#poetry, #despair, #earth, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #heart, #introspection, #masticadoresindia, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #pain, #poem, #presence, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on February 18, 2022
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torrential rain

waves break over my heart, as
a realization
dawns

about the clouds

I’ve traveled near
and far

it’s as if the sky
has always
called
me

from the very
start

drawing me closer, I listen,
and learn about the
moisture

within my
veins

it was
always cloistered

yet clearing the pain kept at bay,
opens me up, like
the sky

after a torrential rain…

Photo by natureworks, Pixabay

#poetry, #clouds, #contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reflection, #sky