Disappointment comes early
in the day.
Unexpectedly, you might say.
It’s not right, not now, certainly
not in May.
Still, we move on anyway.
j.g.l.
open space
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not now
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maybe
May: the month.
Maybe soon we will know
the temperature and truth
that has avoided us until now.
May sunshine find its way to you
today, and tomorrow too. -
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
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