At First (3 parts)
.
.
.
.
.
#writersofig #writerswrite #writer #writing #writersofinstagram #writinglife #wordgasm #words #selfpublishing
#poet #poets #poem #poems #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #sidewayseightpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poemsofinstagram #dailypoems #micropoems #poetrydaily #inspiration #motivation #poetry_addicts #poemsporn #quotes #art
#sidewayseightprojects
Standing on the side we’ve always known, hoping to cross over to the expanse of our innermost calling, wishing for better, planning for worse, able to help others cross in the opposite direction if need be, content never to look back.
.
.
.
.
#photography #instapics #photographer #photos #photographersofig #pictures #artistic #creative #sidewayseightphotography #creativity #bestpics #photoshoot #photooftheday #photobooth #photogrid #photo #pics #photographie #photojournalism #photographerlife #photogenic #picstagram #photographylover #travelphotography #naturephotography #photoshooting #bestpictures #photographersofinstagram #bestsnaps #sidewayseightprojects
.
.
.
.
.
#writersofig #writerswrite #writer #writing #writersofinstagram #writinglife #wordgasm #words #selfpublishing
#poet #poets #poem #poems #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #sidewayseightpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poemsofinstagram #dailypoems #micropoems #poetrydaily #inspiration #motivation #poetry_addicts #poemsporn #quotes #art
#sidewayseightprojects
I open my hands to the sky
and close my eyes.
I listen for the still small
reasons why.
The internal stirring reminds
me what I’ve tried to deny.
The proof held in the desire
to always give
one last try.
.
.
.
.
.
#photography #instapics #photographer #photos #photographersofig #pictures #artistic #creative #sidewayseightphotography #creativity #bestpics #photoshoot #photooftheday #photobooth #photogrid #photo #pics #photographie #photojournalism #photographerlife #photogenic #picstagram #photographylover #travelphotography #naturephotography #photoshooting #bestpictures #photographersofinstagram #bestsnaps #sidewayseightprojects
.
.
.
.
.
#writersofig #writerswrite #writer #writing #writersofinstagram #writinglife #wordgasm #words #selfpublishing
#poet #poets #poem #poems #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #sidewayseightpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poemsofinstagram #dailypoems #micropoems #poetrydaily #inspiration #motivation #poetry_addicts #poemsporn #quotes #art
#sidewayseightprojects
As we climb,
as we explore,
as we weep,
as we rejoice,
as we serve and protect,
as we study and acknowledge,
as we pray and play,
as we create and share,
as we listen and speak,
as we write and read,
as we comment,
let us never forget why.
Disclaimer: I didn’t carve into this birch bark.
.
.
.
.
.
#photography #instapics #photographer #photos #photographersofig #pictures #artistic #creative #sidewayseightphotography #creativity #bestpics #photoshoot #photooftheday #photobooth #photogrid #photo #pics #photographie #photojournalism #photographerlife #photogenic #picstagram #photographylover #travelphotography #naturephotography #photoshooting #bestpictures #photographersofinstagram #bestsnaps #sidewayseightprojects
When I was younger, my Dad would take me to his desk periodically where he had some wonderful pieces displayed beneath glass to inspire him.
One such piece was a poem clipped from the newspaper many moons ago. The newspaper at the time didn’t know who the author was, but I have since discovered the source of what has become one of my top ten favorite poems…
.
‘The man in the glass’ by Dale Winthrop, 1934
.
“When you get what you want in your struggle for self, and the world makes you king for a day, just go to a mirror and look at yourself, and see what that man has to say.
.
For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife, whose judgment upon you must pass, the fellow whose verdict counts most in your life, is the one staring back from the glass.
.
Some people might think you’re a straight shootin’ chum, and call you a wonderful guy, but the man in the glass says you’re only a bum, if you can’t look him straight in the eye.
.
He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest, for he’s with you clear up to the end, and you’ve passed your most dangerous difficult test, if the man in the glass is your friend.
.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years, and get pats on your back as you pass, but your final reward will be heartaches and tears, if you’ve cheated the man in the glass.”
.
This poem has humbled me my entire life. Whether it was time spent in memorization, or being convicted by its content across my days, It has been the continually raising bar I have watched along the way. With God’s necessary help, I have grown to be friends with the man in the glass. Thank you for reading/liking/sharing/following/appreciating/acknowledging my work, and the work of other artists trying to find our way home. Thank you Dad for the inspiration along the way.
.
.
.
.
.
#writersofig #writerswrite #writer #writing #writersofinstagram #writinglife #wordgasm #words #selfpublishing
#poet #poets #poem #poems #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #sidewayseightpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poemsofinstagram #dailypoems #micropoems #poetrydaily #inspiration #motivation #poetry_addicts #poemsporn #quotes #art
#sidewayseightprojects
All I’ve ever tried to do is find the truth.
.
.
.
.
.
#photography #instapics #photographer #photos #photographersofig #pictures #artistic #creative #sidewayseightphotography #creativity #bestpics #photoshoot #photooftheday #photobooth #photogrid #photo #pics #photographie #photojournalism #photographerlife #photogenic #picstagram #photographylover #travelphotography #naturephotography #photoshooting #bestpictures #photographersofinstagram #bestsnaps #sidewayseightprojects
And it’s having a strong sense of deja vu.
.
.
.
.
.
#writersofig #writerswrite #writer #writing #writersofinstagram #writinglife #wordgasm #words #selfpublishing
#poet #poets #poem #poems #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #sidewayseightpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #poemsofinstagram #dailypoems #micropoems #poetrydaily #inspiration #motivation #poetry_addicts #poemsporn #quotes #art
#sidewayseightprojects
I will collect your thoughts,
and place them before you,
to see which master you serve,
in a world of wants and oughts,
the universe will give what you
deserve.
.
.
.
.
.
#photography #instapics #photographer #photos #photographersofig #pictures #artistic #creative #sidewayseightphotography #creativity #bestpics #photoshoot #photooftheday #photobooth #photogrid #photo #pics #photographie #photojournalism #photographerlife #photogenic #picstagram #photographylover #travelphotography #naturephotography #photoshooting #bestpictures #photographersofinstagram #bestsnaps #sidewayseightprojects
SIDEWAYS EIGHT PROJECTS 