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: January 2024
Items on the to-do list continue to add up.
You may scratch off the simple things as you go but are always reminded of something further and the list becomes longer, even more complicated.
What doesn’t get done one day will continue to yell out from the page until it is completed.
You can only ignore things for so long. Procrastination is pointless. Reminders of what you haven’t done are always there until you take the initiative.
Effort can provide reward. Once a task or two is completed, you may even find some sort of satisfaction.
It is a new week, a new day.
It’s time to make things happen.
But first coffee…
01/08/2024 j.g.l.
Posted on January 7, 2024 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
It snowed hard last night, my view of this city from 11 floors up lessened by the white glow, even in the darkness. I’m not sure you would call the snowfall unexpected; for days the media chatter predicted an impending doom.
We are now a week into January, so it only seemed natural.
There is a beauty in snow, one that uncovers gentle childhood memories while cloaking the dismal sights of a city flush with societal problems and pain. For a while we can witness a fresh view.
I enjoyed listening to the crunch under my feet as I stepped into the morning chill. Soon the sound of shovels and snow-moving equipment will break the pleasant silence as Toronto’s Sunday traffic picks up its pace.
In a few hours the succulent softness will become grey and slushy and then will be gone. The city will return to its day-to-day familiarity.
Still, for a moment, I enjoyed a little break in the momentum.
01/07/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on January 6, 2024 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
you must first
come daylight
wipe fingerprints
from your lens
leftover pain
from yesterday
or darker nights
when you
had to know
what time it was
your vision
will be clearer
today
© 2021 j.g. lewis
