Tag: writerslife
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Thin Veins – a poem
“Thin Veins”a poem by Jeremy C Kester Thicker than the blood that flowsThrough thin veins and patienceLittle more of it can exist and towBeyond the edge of reasons and sense. For more poetry, consider purchasing a copy of Jeremy’s collection: Change of Seasons: Selected Poems. Click the link to get yourself a copy in either […]
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Avoiding Notice – a poem
“Avoiding Notice”a poem by Jeremy C Kester Do you think we ever stop to noticeThe world and all that is around usLeaves that flutter in the wind from a tree afarTo the insect crawling under our feetThe partner crying beside us as we walkOr the joy on the child’s faceAs we strain to pass one […]
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Canvases I Paint – a poem
“Canvases I Paint”a poem by Jeremy C Kester I sit in silence waiting for a moment,The clouds drifting by my tired eyes,And I rest any wares and wars,To remember what it was like to write. My dreams would flow over paper,In a glory of graphite and ink portraits,A picture is written,That the imagination can only […]
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 7 – Trying to Compete
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt “Compare Yourself To Who You Were Yesterday, Not To Who Someone Else Is Today.” – Jordon B Peterson “The curse of comparison will scare you from attempting anything.” – Bangambiki Habyarimana Why am I posting quotes on comparison when the title says “Trying to compete”? Part […]
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Curves of Glass – a poem
“Curves of Glass”a poem by Jeremy C Kester An experiment with this bourbonweight in my handcurves of a glass against my palmwith clinking of iceto chill the fireintended to burn down my throatto char my inhibitionsburning them awayas if they were a tastelike bourbonand could burn me upbut yet the ice still shiftsas I swirl […]
Jeremy C Kester 