In these restless times

it takes awareness and focus

to pause, slow down, and just be.

JDG

The sun invites me

outside, but because it’s still

below freezing, I decline.

JDG

We offer thanks for

the storm that was forecast but

did not actually come,

JDG

A man stood aside

at the grocery store entrance

saying, “Let me get the door for you”.

We both laughed as the door was automatic,

but the desire to be gallant was still there.

JDG

One tail swish and she

was gone as Knox stood there

like an abandoned lover.

JDG

Dancing in the rain

might be alright

if it wasn’t for all those puddles.

JDG

A baby squirrel

raises its paws and claps for

all the passing cars.

JDG

Swept away by waves

of anxiety, she soon

found himself in a sea

of anger, fear, and despair

until she remembered her

grandmother’s story of

crossing the sea in a boat

made of determination and hope,

JDG

The air was filled with

bird talk, some pleasant enough,

others not so much.

I guess it’s about which side

of the branch they got up on.

JDG

Perched high in the tree

a cardinal looks down on birds

feeding below, but

decides to stay put, sheltered

by the cedar’s outstretched limbs.

JDG