Jeremy C Kester

converting caffeine into words

Between Greed and Meaning

a poem How much is enoughMaterial desiresThings and objects onlyGiven weight they cannot holdCoveting them as if the needCannot I fill it with them?Another tick in the accountMore trinkets to hoardConsuming all I canNever finding happinessLike I do around youAnd those I hold fast toMeaning within lifePriceless and cheapSince one cannot buy such thingsTold then…

Jeremy C Kester

March 2, 2026

Poems

contemporary poem, independent writing, poem, poet, poetry, writerslife, writing, writing poetry
Down

I put my phone down. Literally and metaphorically.

Jeremy C Kester

February 28, 2026

Blog, Essays

writing, independent writing, life, self publishing, social media, thoughts, writer, writerslife, essay, digitallife, phone use
A River Blind

There is much to be done Stacks of endless work Painfully close to falling Toppling over to crush me 

Jeremy C Kester

February 23, 2026

Poems

writing, independent writing, poetry, fear, writing poetry, poem, writerslife, work life balance, poet, contemporary poem
Without End

There is much to be done Stacks of endless work Painfully close to falling Toppling over to crush me 

Jeremy C Kester

February 16, 2026

Poems

contemporary poem, fear, independent writing, poem, poet, poetry, work life balance, writerslife, writing, writing poetry
Absorbing the Scent

Tending the garden the flowers beauty surrounds and falls

Jeremy C Kester

February 13, 2026

Poems

contemporary poem, independent writing, life, life lessons, poem, poet, poetry, writer, writing, writing poetry