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: May 2023
Is there a price to independence? Freedom comes at a cost
emotionally if not financially. Choices not always obvious,
you take what you can, when something is taken from you.
A choice, again,but why must we always choose for others?
If it is not only for the self, it is mainly for you. No regrets.
If what you had were all you had lost, would you question
again the price and the costs of possessions and decisions.
© 2023 j.g. lewis
Posted on May 30, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
We live in a world of what ifs.
What if we did something else,
or what if we weren’t there (as
sometimes we shouldn’t be
when it comes down to the
wrong place at the right time).
What if it never happened?
What if we had responded
differently or if we had taken
the advice we were told?
Would we have been so bold?
05/30/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on May 29, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for the light of the Sun to reach the Earth 93 million miles away.
I know it takes about six days for a letter from Canada to arrive in the United Kingdom, but a few days more for correspondence to travel from Winnipeg to Toronto in the same country.
Four minutes are required for a soft-boiled egg, but 14 minutes are needed for the water to reach a running boil.
It takes roughly 14 minutes for me to walk to work or 17 minutes by streetcar (with, at least, a six-minute wait). I don’t drive because finding a parking spot downtown can, at times, take forever.
It can take minutes or months for the answer to any question (depending on the circumstance), but even longer to muster the courage to ask.
Politicians can make a promise in mere seconds, yet years to take action or hide from the obligation.
Poems can generally be read in under a minute, but may take the entire day to be fully absorbed.
A good novel may take a writer a decade to write, but it will be consumed over a weekend.
Actual time is precise, but situations are variable. The importance of it all is subjective.
Time equals duration or distance. Is it as relevant now as it was then?
Time is time.
How long does it take for my light to find its way to you?
05/29/2023 j.g.l.
