Decided to skip

my walk this morning, but Knox

would have none of it.

Reluctantly I put on my shoes

and  stepped outside into

an unexpected coolness,

 glad my yes-saying buddy

refused to take no for an answer.

JDG

What I do matters,

but how I do it

matters even more.

JDG

A tiny bit of wonder

climbed into my lap today

and softly began to purr,

but things got tricky when

Knox decided to join.

Purrs turned to hisses

and Knox, looking perplexed,

slowly backed away.

It seems ” I was here first “

had the final say.

JDG

I left the windows

of my mind open and gusts

 of compassion swept in.

JDG

When resistance is strong

and the two year old within

says no, no, no, I’ve learned

not to plead or push. 

I hold out my hand and start

to sing and soon we’re 

dancing to the same song.

JDG

Among the shadows

and the light, hummingbirds 

sip the nectar that’s flowers’ gift.

The squirrels and other birds

 dine on the gift of birdseed that’s mine.

JDG

I think to myself

everything  goes.

Hummingbirds visit for a while

as do daisies and buttercups.

Green leaves yield to red and gold

leaving bare branches to weather the cold.

Soon the branches get covered with snow 

and before long the snow, too,  goes.

That double rainbow that brought such delight

only lingered for a while.

Everything goes, I tell myself

as you slowly pull away,

but some return

and even when they don’t

memories remain

until the one remembering

also slips away.

JDG