What gets left behind
with our unmade minds
forever rushing?
What do we leave behind
if we did not take the
the time to notice?
What is no longer mine
because neither you nor I
could take our time?
12/02/2024 j.g.l.
look around
Be thankful
for what you have, for
what you have to let go of,
and for those who are still
with you. Gratitude comes
in many forms. Look around.
Be thankful.
j.g.l.
cloud songs
It is only silence and only
for now, a minute or three
but who is counting?
Enough, for now.
Slight Repose, a little grace,
enough until you have
found your place. Might be
morning, or the end of the day,
yet it is time to yourself anyway.
For now.
11/29/2024 j.g.l.
I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
World Poetry Day
Posted on March 21, 2020 by j.g.lewis
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a poem
is not
a poem
until
you choose to share
until then
only
words
and thoughts
of which only you can care
until you
speak
or
offer sight
words are only words
impotent
restless
on the page
or screen
insignificant until heard
j.g.l.
March 21 is World Poetry Day,
a day for celebrating diversity,
language, and sharing. Declared
by UNESCO in 1999, the aim of
this day is to support linguistic
diversity with poetic expression
and increasing the opportunities
for endangered languages to be
heard. Today we read, write and
share poetry as a language unto
itself, regardless of dialogue or
accent. Today, more than ever
we need to share our voices,
share our words and our world.
03/21/2020 j.g.l.
REMEMBER APRIL
IS POETRY MONTH
