Jeremy C Kester

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    • Change of Seasons: Selected Poems
  • Claim – a poem

    “Claim”a poem by Jeremy C Kester We speak words without meaningHiding our thoughts in fogWhere those who we talk know notWhat we intend and wishAll so we can pretendWords fail to hold onto definitionWith detail blurredYet we speak them and claim otherwise For more poetry, consider purchasing a copy of Jeremy’s collection: Change of Seasons:…

    Jeremy C Kester

    May 17, 2023
    Poems
    deception, independent writing, life, poem, poetry, society, thoughts
  • Words to Ponder #5

    “Like many noisy extremists, he had moved through a whole spectrum of extreme political opinion. What remained constant is only the decibel level.” Arundhati Roy from “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” There’s a similar statement in a book called “True Believer” by Eric Hoffer, where it is argued that the most passionate of any movement…

    Jeremy C Kester

    May 16, 2023
    quotes
    arundhati roy, quote, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, True Believer, Eric Hoffer, political movements, activism, extremists
  • Bring the Rain – a poem

    “Bring the Rain”a poem by Jeremy C Kester I watch gentle fairies dance,carrying drops of rain.Letting go the droplets,And flying up to rain again. They smile to me,despite my sorrow,and sit on my cheek,to wipe away my tears. The tiny fingers touch my face,my tears still falling.The petite fairy smilesKissing me into dreaminess. This poem…

    Jeremy C Kester

    May 10, 2023
    Poems
    anxiety, independent writing, life, poem, poetry, writing
  • Words to Ponder #4

    “Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing. Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing…

    Jeremy C Kester

    May 9, 2023
    quotes
    life, life lessons, motivation, procrastination, quote, self improvement, success
  • The Art of Procrastination

    There is an art to procrastinating. To waiting until the last minute. Until something is at risk of being late. There is an art to avoiding a task until it simply cannot be ignored any longer. Distraction helps. It introduces conflicting interests. But it is only a small piece of the puzzle. There’s also the…

    Jeremy C Kester

    May 8, 2023
    Blog
    Blog, independent writing, life, life lessons, publishing, thoughts, writer, writerslife, writing, writing process, writing struggle
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