This morning is
just this morning.
Last night
was only a night.
Where we end up is
as much a choice as chance.
A destination will look different
at the end of the day.
05/14/2024 j.g.l.
destination
Mondays are just young Fridays
This period of organic transformation, as seasons do what seasons have done before, is full of possibilities.
It is only natural to wonder what happens next as temperatures climb and the sun promotes growth, gratitude, and further change.
This is evolution in its most natural elemental. A beauty to behold, daily, hourly, seasonally.
Take the time to notice.
Enjoy it all.
05/13/2025 j.g.l.
human to the core
I have a good memory, one that allows me to disregard occasional unfortunate events and dismal challenges I have faced through the years and — when I need it most –— return to the bountiful periods of youthful happiness.
There I find my mother.
Positively selfless, human to the core, Mom had a practical wisdom that still shines through on occasions when I need good counsel, or if my spirits need a good polishing.
A gentle hand with forgiving resolve, and the most loving heart, my mother was my truest friend. She always seemed to find time for me, and knew when I needed it. My first teacher, the lessons I learned from her allow me to be the person I now am; flaws and all.
I lost my mother too early, and too long ago.
Technically, my mother was with me for less time than she wasn’t.
A mother’s love extends well beyond whom, or where, she is.
Her love is always with me.
I still feel her heartwarming presence, especially on days like today. I miss my mother, more than I admit, and cherish her memory often.
Today, again, I honour her magnificent soul.
Happy Mother’s Day
05/12/2024 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.
again
Posted on October 13, 2023 by j.g.lewis
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I was surprised, again, this morning.
As night, again, was fading away I glanced up (as I often do) to get my bearings as I settle into what will soon become daylight.
There was Jupiter, again, gazing down at me.
The fifth planet from the Sun has been hanging around for a while, noticeable in a way I hadn’t noticed until this year.
I have never paid much attention to Juniper before, not even so much concerned with galaxies or stars and constellations. The Moon (in any phase) has always, or often, been my focus.
Not that long ago, in an early morning attempt to photograph a recent Full Moon, another light, a celestial delight, captured my attention. It was Jupiter. The planet has been especially visible in the night sky. In fact, this October there will be many planets more apparent than at other times of the year. This is, apparently, a good month for stargazing.
Juniper, this morning, reminded me.
I have many earthly concerns that have been absorbing me lately, but this planet’s presence this morning reminds me that we cannot always stay focused on what is directly ahead of us.
I know I need to expand my vision. Sometimes we all must look up to be surprised.
10/13/2023 j.g.l.
