open space

A new notebook: a place to contain my thoughts. A few pages of my last notebook remain, but now – right now – I need a fresh start.
   I couldn’t wait for September (only days away) and I didn’t bother sharpening a new pencil.
   I sit in the park with the pigeons, as the parents by the playground allow the children to frolic freely; I intend to do the same with my words and let my thoughts fill the page (maybe two or three), a smattering of poetry, or just words of interest (if only to me).
   Write now; right now.

08/26/2022                                                                           j.g.l.

Is it a word we say enough
for favours, for occasions, for
gifts of time and kindness?
   Thank you.
   To strangers, family, friends
and lovers, do we express all
the gratitude we feel for both
the significant and the simple
everyday experiences we are
truly thankful for?
   Thank you: two words that
mean more than you know.
   Are we thankful enough?
   Gratitude and generosity go
hand in hand; do you express
what it means to you to the
people who need to hear it?
   Sometimes ‘Thank you’ is
not enough, but it is a start.
   Thank you.

08/19/2022                                                                          j.g.l.