Circumstances forced
her to take an unchosen
path where she found what
she wasn’t looking for and
discovered it was herself.
JDG
The Face Of Fall
Autumn’s complexion,
even though ruddy and rough,
has a golden glow.
JDG
Lesson Learned
That startling sound?
a bird hitting the window.
That startling sight?
a squirrel carrying it off.
Hoping I’m wrong, I
go out to check. Bird’s still there,
but in shock. I touch
its feathers gently.
It looks up. I speak softly,
then back off. It flies first to
the porch railing, rests
a while, gathers
itself, then flies off. Sometimes,
as the bird and I
discovered, first impressions
can be very, very wrong.
JDG
Whispered Questions
For a moment I thought
I heard the trees whispering
among themselves:
“We once held them;
will they now hold us?”
JDG
Whys and Wherefores
In the midst
of our over-busy lives,
why not take a minute or two
to reflect on why
we’re doing what we do.
Is it necessary?
Is it kind?
Does it nourish body,
soul or mind?
JDG
Dog On It
When I’m feeling low,
my dog Toby seems to know
and in his wordless way,
he has a world of things to say.
First comes a nuzzle, then a nudge
and if it looks like I won’t budge,
he looks at the door desperately,
knowing I’ll think he has to pee.
On our walk he goes real slow
til I get caught in nature’s flow
and with a great big drooly smile
he celebrates his doggy guile.
JDG
Right Now
If we know where we are,
if we remember where we’ve been,
if we can picture where we want to go,
it must be time to hit the road.
JDG
