open space
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as it happens
Shall we take notice of events not
perceptibly evident amidst daily
crisis or chaos, yet nonetheless as
crucial to maintaining our balance.
Not immediately immeasurable,
growth happens on its own. Yes,
conditions must be favourable, as
permitted, as it happens. It takes
little notice, yet you must. Try.
Details; determination does not
disrupt our days but will heighten
our awareness. Mindfulness ever
isolates intention, however slight.
Evidence always, as if proof.
Growth waits for when the time
is right. Ardent speculation, even
mere anticipation, will not hasten
its pace. Growth will arrive in the
most certain, unpredictable ways.
© 2026 j.g. lewis
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acceptance
We must remain vulnerable, in
this uncomfortable environment,
to the needs of those around us
and to ourselves.
Sympathetic nature, beholden
to our ideals betwixt a climate of
anxiety, of angst and absolutism.
Fundamentally shifting between
the purchase polarity of the present,
acceptance of the past; the future
only knowing what holds us back.
Decency rarely offered yet, we
accept what is there. How can we?
Or; how have we settled for this?
© 2026 j.g. lewis
April is Poetry Month
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enough
Teased, we were, with a few days
of warmth, optimism, enough to melt away
most of winter’s remains.
But then today, with plans in place,
more unexpected snow or freezing rain.
Will Spring not ever arrive?
We need a break; we require the sun.
We count on the seasons, yet we are shunned.
Again. Enough is enough
So, I will hang up my packsack, much to
my dismay, and again leave my adventures for
another day.
j.g.l. -
familiarity
Ideas change, like
the places, like the faces.
Much like me; different,
each time the mirror
looks back. I can see
lines on my face becoming
deeper as the years progress,
altering a view I only think
I have witnessed
in the past.
Do I see my father, or my
mother in me? Familiarity.
A resemblance; always
meant to be.
© 2026 j.g. lewis