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: February 2024
Very early this morning, I couldn’t help but glance westward to the brilliant full moon hovering above the CN tower and office buildings of downtown Toronto. The lights inside the sky-high structures not nearly as bright as Luna, but nonetheless picturesque.
It was a beautiful scene capturing the city I live in and the celestial delight that has guided me for as long as I remember.
And, I without my camera.
Pre-coffee, I was not awake enough, or wise enough, to reach into my pocket and at least snap a few shots with my mobile device. I didn’t think, at the time, my simple phone would do the Moon any justice. I instead held the scene in my head.
While there is a certain convenience to the trusty mobile device, I prefer to use my camera where I have a greater selection of focal lengths and can more artistically control the light entering the lens.
The camera, I feel, gives me the control I need. Even in the darkness.
It is all about control.
I have spent a lifetime learning the intricacies and settings of a camera and its lenses, both digitally and in the more traditional film format. A true camera allows me to make photographs and not simply take snapshots. I like to control and compose as I go through this life. My camera allows me to do that, when I have it with me.
I later searched the digital files of my computer to find one photo or anther of the Full Moon. I have many times captured both the subject and its essence, but I did not this morning.
I will however remember this morning’s Moon.
And I will regret not being prepared enough, or aware enough, to capture what was before me. I did not have the control I wanted.
02/26/2026 j.g.l.
Posted on February 25, 2024 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Forgiveness
not always possible, or
so it seems.
Too much confusion and conflict,
too many altercations,
such little hope.
So many people caught up
in cruelties
we have little chance of erasing.
Harsh words
only accelerate deliberate actions.
Can peace be unavoidable
if our actions
take on greater intentions?
02/25/2024 j.g.l.
Posted on February 24, 2024 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
When do you decide to make a change?
Are there circumstances that force you to rearrange the way you run your life?
Health concerns, living arrangements, sudden interests, or new people and possibilities.
Change is not always organic.
Sometimes we have to fight with old habits and patterns, while other times change just happens (good or bad). We still need to rethink what is important.
How do you decide, and where do you begin?
The answers can be found, only, within.
© 2019 j.g. lewis
