I grabbed a ride
on that bird’s lilting song
and left my suitcase of blame behind –
a momentary decision
to make music instead of complaints.
JDG
A Question Worth Asking
If we succeed in
eliminating all with
whom we disagree,
does that mean we’ll have gotten
rid of our higher selves too?
JDG
Hemingway And Eliot To The Rescue
Yearning to have grace
under pressure, I begin
by breathing out and
breathing in ’til I find the
still point of my inner world.
JDG
Gardening Lessons
We can prepare the soil, plant the seeds,
weed and water –
that’s what we
can do.
All
the
worried
watching won’t
guarantee growth
in our gardens, our children, or in us.
JDG
The Trips They Take
An unaccustomed
quiet descends as grandkids
journey – some far, some
close to home and some only
in the regions of their minds.
JDG
Magic Moments
A vibrant assortment of butterflies
flit and flirt in
shimmering
summer
light.
JDG
Women Of A Certain Age
What they’ve done they’ve done,
this gathering of women
seventy years and older.
With nothing left to prove,
they are open to themselves and each other.
No topic is too large or too deep
(world peace, life after death)
or too small
(vitamin B12 , comfy shoes)
for their contemplation.
They hold these concerns as tenderly as they hold each other.
JDG
