Mythos & Marginalia

life notes; flaws and all

j.g. lewis

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a daily breath...

A thought du jour, my daily breath includes collected and conceived observations, questions of life, fortune cookie philosophies, reminders, messages of peace and simplicity, unsolicited advice, inspirations, quotes and words that got me thinking. They may get you thinking too . . .

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.

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Poem in Your Pocket 2023
Posted on April 27, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

         Sense of Perspective  
 
More than a scent of maturity, 
once colourfast memories fade 
as photographs of my youth 
have dissipated. Sun-damaged, 
no longer bold images of the 
adolescence I often celebrated, 
they clearly do not hold the same 
sense of perspective. Time will 
tarnish all you cannot protect 
from reality. Even in hindsight, 
we can only see what is there. 
Dream-like moments, fragile 
and fractured as they are, reveal  
both sanctimonious subtext and 
secrets open to interpretation. 
Even without the clarity, vision 
still has a defined purpose.  
 
© 2023 j.g. lewis 

April 27th is Poem in Your Pocket Day,
a day for celebrating poetry by selecting
a poem, keeping it close, and sharing it
with the humans you meet during the day.
Share a poem as you would share a smile,
a gesture, or kindness that comes naturally.

acuity
Posted on April 26, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

Everything is not as it seems

lines align

horizontally
v
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r
t
i
c
a
l
l
y                       a grid is formed

parallel lines mark our lifetime
yet the obvious is not apparent

                        focus on the dot
                        centre of screen

look closely at all
that you perceive

we cannot always see straight ahead
and hindsight seldom serves a purpose

distortions or distractions
breaks in the lines            clarity
                                                       acuity

your central vision is not
the same on the periphery

     at a distance do you readily
     recognize common forms

you will not see things like me

you will not see the same
through
                        each eye or
                         each other

open or shut

are all the lines complete enough

even in the black and white
there are many areas of grey
not all lines remain
clear and straight

                        lines converge
                        edges distort

like life
we rarely see

the complete picture

© 2023 j.g. lewis

 

something you read
Posted on April 25, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment

Looking for the right word
to be guided through difficulties and
complexities we encounter,
as we do, as we go.

Spiritual guidance. Inspiration
we know we need, we always do.

Be it poem or passage of divine
intervention; stimulation, documentation,
a treasured book where we rely on
what is in front of us.

Faith is only found by looking.
It comes in unexpected places.

In transit, a coffee shop, or
one of those nights when you cannot
rest, when you are reminded
of something you read.

Some other time, in the back of the
mind. Somewhere only you know.

04/25/2023                                                                                          j.g.l.