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.
on your own time
Posted on August 13, 2023 by j.g.lewis
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Aren’t we all curious?
We wake, we wonder…we wander.
We never know what may be interesting or capture our imagination until it does, but shouldn’t we all be open to looking (or feeling) a little deeper?
Breathe in what surrounds you, look around (often) throughout the day. What will capture your imagination?
Your current plane of focus may not be what it was, but if you can see past what may have been an obstacle, you will find something else in your depth of field.
Look beyond what is there.
As the day moves at its own pace, attend to your interests on your own time. Sunrise to sunset, take advantage of the unexplored opportunities before you.
Be grateful.
Whether you search in the midday shadows or look up at the final few clouds dissipating into common darkness, there must be something.
Be grateful not in finding it, but in looking for it.
08/13/2023 j.g.l.
