Mythos & Marginalia

2015 – 2025: a decade of days


a daily breath

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    Gentle thoughts, harshly
    written on whatever
    scrap of paper available.
    This is your life.
    This is an attempt to
    make sense or make do
    with the scattered bits of
    information that float
    to the surface of a
    muddled mind.
    What is of one’s concern
    need not translate into a
    narrative easily understood
    by others. You may not
    fully comprehend its true
    meaning yourself, at least
    not in one sitting.
    Give yourself the time.
    You need to find the clarity
    you need. A daunting task…
    you need not ask for any
    opinions from others, Each
    of us sees things differently.

    12/05/2022                                                                                  j.g.l.

  • beyond words

    Today I sit with a stack of blank holiday cards in front of me, and a dog-eared address book full of names, phone numbers and/or addresses from across the globe.
       The names are familiar, and the extent to which I know each person varies in time and in depth. Yet, with each name, there is a friendship shared but not acknowledged as often as it should be.
       A Christmas card allows me an opportunity. I will write messages of varying length to the people on my list to acknowledge the season as well as the person.
       The true meaning of friendship goes beyond words.

    12/04/2022                                                                                                               j.g.l.

  • these days

    tomorrow is another chance

    but what about today?

    11/29/2022                                                                                                               j.g.l.

  • Mondays are just young Fridays

    Morning fog limits perspective.
    As much surprise as wonder,
    as isolating as illuminating,
    we naturally want to see further.
    Your vantage point stays the same.
    Captivated throughout the day,
    you may well stand where you are,
    only the focal point broadens.Daylight eventually finds its way,
    you can easily see the difference.
    Darkness will come, it always does,
    the view will be different tomorrow.
    11/28/2022                                                                                                                                                                                        j.g.l.

  • be content

    hold the image
    speak the silence
    feel the clarity

    11/27/2022                                                                                                                 j.g.l.