Tag Archives: reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 pm on February 8, 2022
Tags: , adversity, , , , , , , , , , , reflection   

a love emboldened…, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, a love emboldened…, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Another big thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

a love emboldened…

books with broken spines, reminds me of a time,
when pain was deeper, a love
inclined

towards the heavens, farther than can be seen, it’s
as if, we’ve always
believed…

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

Photo by ELG21, Pixabay

#poetry, #adversity, #contemplation, #healing, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #pain, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 28, 2022
Tags: , conneciton, , , , , , , , , , , , , reflection,   

the fragrance delivered…

I’ve seen you, the mirror bestood
the shelled husk, and
the ground spoke
in tones
musk

scent delivered, atmosphere tense,
boiling over imminent

as presence fills my being with a firmament,
languid colors
arise

it is
the nature
of everyone
to despise, yet

love is always there, hiding in the alcoves
of hearts and
minds

remove
the fragrance delivered,
and let love
reign
far,
and wide…

Photo by Gadini, Pixabay

#poetry, #conneciton, #contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #fragrance, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #mind, #nature, #poem, #presence, #reflection, #senses

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 8:00 pm on January 25, 2022
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love is all there ever is…, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, love is all there ever is…, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Another big thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

love is all there ever is…

gathering up the reminiscence lost, I
travel the world, wide and far,
searching

and dreaming of the nature within…I…

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

Photo by 21539618, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #despair, #emotion, #feelings, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #reminiscence

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 23, 2022
Tags: , , , desires, , , , , , , , reflection,   

a moonbeam…

desires encapsulate me like the moon,
as inside my being I swoon,
looking to the sky,
watching the

moon
go
by

as clouds filter through
the darkness,
the shadow of which
becomes the
hardest

to recognize

it is the mirrored
reflection I see, when
dancing with the trees

and
becoming
more than
one dreamed

until the last particle of
my being is seen…

and, love is blossomed in-between
the rivers full of life,
and me

a moonbeam…

Photo by stafichukanatoly, Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #darkness, #desires, #dreams, #life, #light, #love, #moon, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #shadow

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 21, 2022
Tags: , brome, , , , , , , , , , reflection,   

The flowers brome…

I sat next to a flower once, bold and dared, growing through the ground, making its way into the ether air.

It perplexed me, in mid sentence, I stared, as a whisper came forth from the flower’s brome, hard to grasp in its block and form.

As the words mingled within me, and I stared at the petals mildly, I realized the words had taken on a life of their own, resonating within my heart’s home.

What, you ask, did the flower say to me on that day?

“Grow boldly, love fiercely, and, when in doubt, sit next to me here, and watch, listen, and learn; then, my friend, you will realize what love is all about.”

Photo by jonathansautter, Pixabay

#poetry, #brome, #connection, #contemplation, #flowers, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #reflection, #resonance

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 16, 2022
Tags: , , birds, , , , , , , , , , , , reflection, sacredness, wdys#116   

wish upon the birds…

moon encrusted evening, walking among the fields
of daisies, birds circling in air, like thoughts
running through

veins,
fare and,
attention
made
bare

I dream of other lands, while grounded in the past,
and wish upon the birds, their beauty, at
times

misunderstood…

slowly, I crane toward the sky, their look is a
glimpse of magnificence, we all
should

take into
account, and
be proud of the beauty
throughout

the moments given, each one is sacred, bestowed
upon us with a love that is
thrilling
and

delightful, just like the pink hues look, as they
swallow my past, and take me towards
the present moment

at
last
it is
a stark
contrast…

In response to the WDYS #116 Prompt from Keep it Alive, by Sadje.

Image credit; LuizClas@ Pexels

#poetry, #beauty, #birds, #contemplation, #dreams, #flowers, #introspection, #life, #love, #moon, #nature, #past, #poem, #presence, #reflection, #sacredness, #wdys116

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 14, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , realiztion, reflection, , ,   

with all their scars, Published at Spillwords Press

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

with all their scars

they say, life
is a performance
of sorts, played out
on the background of
perceived solidity

young children,
learning quickly…

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

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash

#poetry, #acceptance, #contemplation, #hope, #introspection, #life, #light, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #realiztion, #reflection, #scars, #shadow, #spillwords-press

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 9:00 pm on January 11, 2022
Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , reflection   

ravens flying on wings, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am excited to share my poem, ravens flying on wings, which is now available at MasticadoresIndia. A big thank you to Terveen Gill, and the entire team at MasticadoresIndia for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

ravens flying on wings

the curtains, pulled tight, made of silk, and
reminiscent of the night, reminds me of
a time, before transgression,
and

possessions of body and mind…

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

Photo by Ryunosuke Kikuno on Unsplash

#poetry, #clarity, #connection, #contemplation, #dream, #freedom, #heart, #illusion, #introspection, #masticadoresindia, #mind, #nature, #poems, #publication, #reality, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 6:00 am on January 11, 2022
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the flowers speak to me…

the flowers speak to me, through the trees, as
they caress the wind so lovingly, and
offer us a glimpse of what love
could be…

nature advances past circumstance,
a human mind, relegated to
the back

beyond chance, and
destinies untoward advance
of a love

talked about for ages,
lived by sages, and ordinary folks
of all stages…

just like you and me, whispering through
the trees, past the winds, and to the
flowers kin, relating

the love
we feel within…

Photo by Pexels Pixabay

#poetry, #contemplation, #destiny, #flowers, #heart, #introspection, #life, #love, #mind, #nature, #poem, #reflection

Unknown's avatar Jeff Flesch 7:00 am on January 6, 2022
Tags: contem, , , , , , , , , reflection, , ,   

our love, airborne…, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am excited to announce that I have been asked to be a regular contributor to MasticadoresUSA. I now have the great honor of being a regular contributor to both MasticadoresIndia and MasticadoresUSA. It is a dream come true. You can read more about all of the MasticadoresUSA monthly contributors here.

I would like to thank Gabriela Marie Milton, and the entire time at MasticadoresUSA, for thinking of me and inviting me to be a regular monthly contributor.

Here is the first of my January poetry submissions.

our love, airborne…

the sun rising in the morn, reminding me of times,
forlorn, dust-laden hands, breathing in all I can,
while looking to the stones in the
riverbend

wafting this way and that…

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

Photo by Kanenori, Pixabay

#contem, #introspection, #life, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #poem, #poems, #publication, #reflection, #river, #sun, #tranquility