Reminiscing

Dear Readers,

I've made it a point to walk on the grass whenever I'm walking around campus. Not only have I noticed that it has cut my traveling time to and from classes down significantly, I simply love how the grass feels under my feet. Today, I walked through some grass and passed under this big tree. For that brief moment, I was taken back to the spring and summer months I had spent so much time under trees in the park with a friend, talking and laughing as if no time existed. I found something poetic about it but couldn't find the right words to create a poem, so I'm writing this. It was during that time I was able to connect so deeply with this friend, where many of my heart-felt poems were born, and where I've realized marked a significant change in my life. I just felt like sharing since I haven't found anything to write.

Have any of you been writing? Share with me if you'd like!

--Jay

Photo: Dead Poets Society

Photo: Writing

Photo: Writing Binder

This binder contains about three years of writing. I love to write my poems by hand first and then transfer them to the computer. There's something about the art of writing, drafting, and revising that the computer can't quite do! I literally sleep with it next to me every night, just in case some brilliant thought pops into my head! This particular piece is the draft of my most viewed poem, "The Morning After!" (There is another page I used as well!) Just thought I'd share that with you all.

Happy Writing!

Jay

P.S. If you want to read/watch "The Morning After," check out the left hand column of my blog. My most-viewed poems are listed there, and this one is the first!

Photo: A Dedication