Tag: writerslife
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What of Dreams?
What do dreams mean? Not those random visions we see in an almost hallucinatory manner as we slumber at night. Rather, the dreams that make up our goals, our ambitions. Why do we yearn for these things? Why is it they take up so much of our energy as we pine for them to come…
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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…