A difficult day?
It looks like it might be.
It may have started out
like that, but it doesn’t
have to stay that way.
There is time today to
change your perspective.
© 2021 j.g. lewis
open space
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time today
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observation
What do we overlook?
What instances or occasions
do we choose to not observe, acknowledge, or
try to comprehend?How can we ignore the shifting beauty
of the leaves, the final days of colour before
wicked winds, a nightly chill, turn our landscape
to a humble grey.We will feel the deficit, unnoticed in the entirety.
What happens when we do not stop
to pay attention to the slight motion of a raindrop
in a puddle on a drizzly day, or look past
the kaleidoscope haze as errant drops diffuse
light on the lenses of your eyeglasses.Our vision is not clear to the reality of
people passing by on the sidewalk, on the way
to work or school, perhaps paying as little attention
to the surroundings as we do.© 2022 j.g. lewis
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move ahead
I’m going to do today as I did yesterday; step by step, minute by minute, I will keep moving forward.
I am not expecting too much, knowing the planet will continue spinning on its axis as it has been doing for, at least, the past few days. It’s pretty consistent, really. I see no reason why I can’t follow the example.
Each revolution brings another day; each moment passes in its own way. Step by step we move ahead. Evolution follows revolution, staying on the path is a natural solution.© 2018 j.g. lewis
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cloud songs
Can I whisper
or wonder
what I do not know?
Afraid, of course,
of where it can go. To realize
what is not there
on all, or most, or many days
is still so real.
Lines on your face.
Memories disappear. Erased.
Others fall out of favor
or onto the page.
Words unspoken still leave
a mark on your past,
your lips
and lifeline.
Will you ever tell?
Release the smile
holding back thoughts
meant only for yourself.© 2016 j.g. lewis
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a good look
Sometimes you are surprised
by where you are. Other times
you can be surprised by what
is there. Take a good look.
Always be open to surprise.© 2020 j.g. lewis
