Mythos & Marginalia

2015 – 2025: a decade of days


a daily breath

  • in hindsight

    Reasons are excuses,
    explanations simple
    rationalizations for
    what you are thinking
    or feeling. History is
    full of reasons and,
    in hindsight, excuses.
    Or promises.
    I have known many.

    ©2019 j.g. lewis

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    After an absence of a week or so, Monday arrives announced like you didn’t know it would happen.

       Lost in a delightful weekend of doing exactly what you wanted, at times you simply forgot the days and date and treasured the time you were allowed.

       Then Monday morning, like right now, you come to the stark realization that the weekend is over and it is time to do what is required instead of whatever you want.

       Yes, there are duties and obligations specific to this day and you managed to put aside routine for a day or two, but didn’t you always know Mondays would arrive, as Mondays do?

       Grab a coffee (or tea) and get on with the day!

    06/03/2024                                                                              j.g.l.

  • moderation

    And June has come, as it always does, six 

    months along, and solstice soon. A swift

    transition of time and temperature, the 

    month of balance holds longer days and 

    nights less dense, urging condign repose 

    or moderation. We move further into yet

    another year, efficiently making the most 

    of warm winds and positive vibrations. 

    Summer advocates familiar moods and

    memories. You may occasionally check the 

    rearview mirror, though June is a greater 

    opportunity for looking forward. It is not 

    what is behind you, but what lies ahead.

     

    © 2016 j.g. lewis

  • recognizable

    The ever-shifting familiarity becomes more evident with each early morning step.

       Where I am is not where I was a few days ago but is now this day’s reality. Recognizable, like home should be. It is a pattern as much as a promise.

       Here I am walking the same route to the same coffee shop I frequent each morning. Step by step I will get there.

       Where I am is a little more obvious than who I am, yet that may change throughout the day.

    05/28/2024                                                                      j.g.l.