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: December 2020
No one is talking
‘within the sound of silence’.
Walking each street, waking
in my bed. Undisturbed.
We attempt to balance mood
or mindset within all we have
known; silence or its sound,
easily owned. Where are you?
Where have we been?
Where now? I can’t hear as we
stumble through this darkness?
What else do you see? Are we
drawn to light as often as need
be, or shield ourselves within
the sound of silence?
Only the lyrics speak to me.
Hello darkness.
12/22/2020 j.g.l.
Graffiti,
now, like poetry, it means
what you want it to mean.
You might not notice.
Posted on December 21, 2020 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
This day is different than
it was yesterday.
Today always is, as will be
tomorrow. It is constant;
change always is.
As much as things change
and will continue to change,
we count on the things we
have and the people we are
with for our comfort.
They change. We change.
We adjust to the changes.
We have to. We’ll change
with the changes.
We always do; we have to.
Action or reaction, change
is change. Embrace it.
We are the change.
12/21/2020 j.g.l.
Posted on December 20, 2020 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
So little of the year remains. Still. So much to say, even more to be thankful for. Each day we are blessed, many times in ways we cannot even comprehend. Or express.
We are blessed many times over.
Winter solstice is upon us.
It is now, then, a time for thought. Time to remind ourselves what we have been through (survived) and what is ahead.
We should be thankful.
We need to be grateful for what we have. We need to be more understanding of ourselves, our intentions, and of those around us: both friends and strangers.
Give thought to your thoughts. Make them good, make them better, and make them kinder.
We all need kindness, particularly those who are not aware or have not shown kindness. Maybe they have not experienced kindness? They, perhaps more than all others, need to see and need to believe kindness can also be forgiveness.
Kindness may be the greatest wonder of our life.
Tomorrow we step forward from the darkest day of the year to a brighter future. Be optimistic. Be grateful. Show kindness.
12/20/2020
