Writer Jay Long

#Tuesday 's view. I have always sought out water when my mind will not ease itself. Today is no different. These times have certainly been trying throughout the country especially for me here in #NewYork. I find myself needing to quiet my thoughts and realign much more often than I normally would. This is one of my spaces to do so and #write #jaylong #riverview #may #HudsonValley #hudsonriver #blueskies #peace #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #writingspace #outdooroffice #writerslife #amwriting (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqKjJ-FQ0C/?igshid=1o1vc8izz8zv0

What happens when the truths become lies? When the pieces of the past start to crumble away, revealing a maze of tangled paths you don't recognize. What happens when the voice of reason suddenly fuels your doubt? Do you question all that has lead you to this place? Can you ever truly trust anything from this day forward? How do you bury the past? There are no flames worthy enough to engulf a lifetime of deceit; pride will certainly take care of that. ___ Signed copies of my books Timeless Chatter Between the Heart and Mind & Eternal Echoes, are available through jaylongwrites.com Standard edition copies are available online worldwide wherever books are sold __ #jaylong #poetry #quotes #beautiful #love #picoftheday #lifequotes #bestoftheday #quoteoftheday #wordporn #spilledink #wordsmith #qotd #writersofinstagram #writersofig #poetsofig #poetsofinstagram #igpoets #igwriters #storyteller #poet #writing #writer #poetrycommunity #newyork #poetryofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAddeY9nXDA/?igshid=kt2hbt0kawve

Daily #writingprompt for #May 2020 #writingchallenge Do them all or as many as you like/can . Tag your favorite #writer , #author , #poet & #wordsmith . Please try to include the daily hash tag & @writerjaylong Have a wonderfully creative month #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #writingcommunity #poetrysociety #poetryofinstagram #writersofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #igpoets #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #spilledink #writerjaylong #writingcommunity #creativewriting #jaylong (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pdT3fF-i1/?igshid=gq4271nbugxd

■■■ The mirror stares back with undeniable truth. The years have forged a path across each once smooth section of skin. Memories and heartaches, granted wishes and lost moments, all have found their way to the surface. And although some roads were long, each of the miles were worth living. For we are not defined by the steps along the journey until arriving at the final destination. ■■■ #jaylong #poetry #quotes #beautiful #motivation #inspiration #quoteoftheday #wordporn #spilledink #wordsmith #lifequotes #bestoftheday #newyork #typewriter #poetryofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zn_KmlgkQ/?igshid=tjc2zrly9sb0

■■■ Let us share our day full of victories As only lovers can Under the stars at night with the heavens as our view Along the shoreline as the sea crashes down around us During a hot Summer night with fireflies and late night swims Cherish each ordinary miracle For today is all we have Waste it not on wishes for tomorrow #jaylong #quoteoftheday #poetry #quotes #spilledink #wordsmith #writersofinstagram #writersofig #wordporn #poetryofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #carpediem #picoftheday #typewriter #newyork #BookBoost @writerjaylong || (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-u3FH6pfJi/?igshid=1i3uhpycn0o63

■□■ When we truly realize we are not alone, is when we need others the most. We cannot always fight the world ourselves. Find your tribe and let them in. ___ #tribe #quoteoftheday #lifequotes #jaylong #wisdom #qotd #instaquote #quoteofthenight #wordporn #picoftheday #bestoftheday #instamood #writersonig #writersoninstagram #igwriters #friends #friendship #newyork #humpday #coronavirus #socialdistancing #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-rpdqgllsN/?igshid=c2zy4721vb7

Daily #writingprompt for #April 2020 #writingchallenge Do them all or as many as you like/can . Tag your favorite #writer , #author , #poet & #wordsmith . Please try to include the daily hash tag & @writerjaylong Have a wonderfully creative month #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #writingcommunity #poetrysociety #poetryofinstagram #writersofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #igpoets #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #spilledink #writerjaylong #writingcommunity #creativewriting #jaylong (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-erGFjF0Hb/?igshid=1f9fxq0hkk5pl

Cherish Your Scars They Represent Survival ♡♡♡♡♡ #sixwordstory #micropoetry #jaylong #motivationalquotes #6wordstory #wordporn #poetry #quotes #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #spilledink #artistsofinstagram #human (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cBjmqFIc8/?igshid=1t6ixktlgn4mu

What are you doing to keep busy? Day 10 of #socialdistancing is going great. #staysafe #coronavirus has me messing around with #snapchat filters like the cool kids #jaylong #jaylongpoetry #jaylongquotes #newyork (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FtJr6FFJI/?igshid=119o0w6kvkx5p

As we near the end of the first official week of shutdown I'm hoping my friends and family are doing best they can every day they can. This goes to not only my local peeps but also the amazing souls who have become family to me from all the states, canada, and across the globe. Stay safe. The darkness cannot last - shine on!! **** #jaylong #newyork #author #poet #writer #hudsonriver (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-CBdGmn0RF/?igshid=36fo3h4p6n97

My #furbaby Valentine all snuggled in. Nothing like sleeping spread eagle so Ms. Bootsy stays comfortable ***** #CatDad #catslife #catsofinstagram #FridayMorning #valentinesday (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jX9liFf39/?igshid=y8ehlev6aq7w

Daily #writingprompt for #January 2020 #writingchallenge Do them all or as many as you like/can . Tag your favorite #writer , #author , #poet & #wordsmith . Please try to include the daily hash tag & @writerjaylong Have a wonderfully creative month #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #writingcommunity #poetrysociety #poetryofinstagram #writersofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #igpoets #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #spilledink #writerjaylong #writingcommunity #creativewriting #jaylong https://www.instagram.com/p/B6z6xm_lVQX/?igshid=x2xdzipjmi3g

#2019bestnine #jaylong #jaylongpoetry #jaylongquotes #writer #poet #author #quotes #spilledink #wordsmith #wordporn #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram (at Times Square, New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6oLg8fHO63/?igshid=8fbt4u5n175h

#Poetry, more so than other forms of #writing, allows the reader to escape, to relate their own experiences to the words the writer has bled onto the page. ●■● #jaylong #poet #writer #author #newyork #typewriter #writerslife #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #wordporn #poetrysociety #spilledink #poetsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #writersofinstagram (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5vermsFizB/?igshid=1ew61ajkrpj06

I'm finally embracing my inner #Hemingway After all, we share a birthday ya know. #snapchat #filter #jaylong #poet #writer #author #newyork #Thursday #wordsmith #spilledink #wordporn #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5tywhxFxYZ/?igshid=jakbja4643t1

The written word when by itself is simple, and sometimes holds no meaning whatsoever, but when certain words are grouped together, it can be magical. ●□● #jaylong #jaylongquotes #writerslife #writing #spilledink #wordporn #writingcommunity #poetryofinstagram #writersofinstagram #quotestoliveby #authorsofinstagram (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qLsOqFP78/?igshid=14xqitz6u8s9k

Drop a ❤ if you agree So many wish to conquer when all we truly need is to encourage. @WriterJayLong #jaylong #inspiration #motivation #quotestoliveby #writing #wordporn #writersofinstagram #igpoet #authorsofinstagram #mountains #writing #WritingCommunity #poetsofinstagram #jaylongquotes (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oUOmHlsBC/?igshid=15lm0gjb7q6a7