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.
Month: July 2021
I write much like I talk.
I use many words, but only enough to convey my thoughts on whatever subject intrigues me, amuses me, or angers me.
Sometimes the topic is complex and requires a lot of words to explain a multiplicity of angles or reject widely accepted opposing viewpoints. It is not easy, but it is necessary.
I write every day, some days more than others.
Some days the words seem to write themselves and my perspective (or poem) is clear whether I’ve used many words, or just enough.
It may take paragraphs or pages, or something can be said as explicitly or concisely as haiku.
It is what you write
that allows you to explain
what you have to say
Maybe it is the mood of the moment, or perhaps the phase of the moon that allows me to be clearer some days than others in one way or another. Maybe my thought process has been unnecessarily interrupted, or what seemed important yesterday (or three hours ago) is not as immediate when the pencil hits the page.
You know what I mean?
Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
Write it, then, so it is easily explained.
© 2021 j.g. lewis
Posted on July 6, 2021 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Humidity. Uncertainty,
darkness threatens rain.
Summer nights and memories,
won’t happen like that again.
It felt close.
I was younger.
Still, I remember.
07/06/2021 j.g.l.
Posted on July 5, 2021 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Change happens; like it or not.
Some changes are organic, while
others need to be forced (or
unsuccessfully resisted), but you
know more than you don’t.
Change.
You will. More than you won’t.
What would you like to change?
Change happens over time, call
it yours or call it mine, it can
take days or decades. It will. It is
the changes we look forward to
that are the most rewarding.
It is a new week; it is a good day
to begin making changes that are
important to you.
Do what you can do.
07/05/2021 j.g.l.
