September’s slight chill
invites us to say goodbye
to summer, hello to fall.
JDG
Strange American Customs
It’s just September,
well over a month
before Halloween,
and some stores
already have Christmas
items on display.
In October they’ll
probably put out their
Easter eggs and baskets.
JDG
Rural Living
Softly the night falls
and wraps us in a blanket
of silence and peace
until a neighbor’s dog howls
at a nonexistent moon.
JDG
Oh, Look
On this rainy day
goldenrod reminds us there
can be gold among the gray
JDG.
As the rain pauses.
there’s a sudden downpour of
birds at the feeder.
JDG
AWOL
As the mind wandered
here, there, and everywhere,
it missed its date with poetry.
JDG
The Fullness Of Being
Each of us is but a dot
in an ever expanding picture,
and each dot matters.
JDG
September Tease
Sometimes sunny, sometimes gray.
sometimes hot, sometimes not,
Summer lingers but cannot stay.
Autumn should be on the way,
but, perhaps, has been delayed.
JDG
Early Arrivals
Before I even
got out of bed, there they stood,
lined up and waiting,
all in a flutter,
shocked that it was taking so long
for their morning meal to be spread.
JDG
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Feline Dramatics
Her dish was empty.
She gave a pitiful cry.
“How could you let this happen?”.
JDG
