hope

December 26

what have we
if not
hope

for ourselves

in each other

hope
keeps us
believing

in each other

in ourselves

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a decade of days…

2025 is an anthology of thoughts du jour, unsolicited advice, messages of peace, philosophy, poetry, and photographs from the past decade of Mythos & Marginalia. In unchronological order, the years not as important as the dates, each post a reminder (if only to myself) that I do indeed write every damn day.

January 23

cloud songs

    What makes a morning?

   What makes it right?

      Alarm clocks chime,

     coffee scent, or the Sun

   shedding first fragments of

its life? Never not the time that

begins the day, shifting through

seasons slightly altered either way.

   Conceivably it is our attitude

coming out of precious night.

       What makes a morning?

       What becomes of the light?

© 2026 j.g. lewis

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January 22

tomorrow that follows

The depths of winter never closer than now. Breath hangs in the atmosphere sturdy as snow off the eaves. Mind the forecast, for tomorrow (or the tomorrow that follows) will be deeper and darker. You will learn the true strength of your character. Naturally.

01/22/2026 j.g.l.

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January 20

time and attention

I can’t be bothered with deadlines. Or, at least, I’m trying to avoid them.

Deadlines put limits on your time and attention; your perspective is only allowed to expand within the capacity it is allowed. It can be both limited and limiting.

You miss so much when you concentrate on a deadline; or the time allowed will not allow you to stray from the task at hand.

I have many tasks, and I’m trying to allow myself the time to complete them all. I think it is far easier to function without deadlines.

01/20/2026 j.g.l.

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January 18

feeling good

I slept in this morning. This is not a regular occurrence but was appreciated. It was not planned. I am well-rested. I am not sure how good my conscience, but I am feeling good today. I slept in.

01/18/2026 l.j.l.

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January 16

do you

Do you know

what you are doing?

Are you okay with that?

What are you doing?

Do you know?

Do you care? You must care;

mustn’t you? Are you doing

what you want to do, or doing

what must be done?

It must, mustn’t it?

Do it. Care about it.

What will you do?

01/16/2026 j.g.l.

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January 13

paying attention

These days; this time and the moments in-between. It is what it is, yet, sooner than you know will become what it was.

And here we are, suspended in anticipation and not paying attention to all we need to see. It is more than what needs to be, and far less than we notice.

We must become better observers. We are spectators, really, watching life pass us by. Onlookers. Bystanders: some of us more than others.

I’m still not sure if I need to see more or be more.

01/13/2026 j.g.l

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