We live our lives in
punctuation marks. Some we
prefer and some we resist.
JDG
Author Archives: Joan
Match Game
With Fall’s arrival
our pace gets quicker to match
the briskness of morning’s air.
JDG
Benediction
Following the disappearing sun,
darkness slowly crept
across the horizon
and was soon joined
by a scattering of stars
and a pale crescent moon
softly wishing us a good night.
JDG
Settling In
Lounging on the couch,
nodding dog on one side.
purring cat on the other –
wordless companions.
evening peace.
JDG
Knowings
I think I know,
but until I know
with my whole being,
body, heart, mind, and spirit,
I don’t fully know.
JDG
Failure To Yield
Speeding through our lives,
we fail to yield to tiny
passing moments of wonder.
JDG
Cool Reassurance
Even though temperatures
are forecast to rise,
the gentle fall of leaves today
assures us Autumn
will have the final say.
JDG
Eye of the Beholder
Knox and I look
at the same thing,
but we each see
something different.
I see something
to throw away.
He sees something
to grab and play.
JDG
Straight Talk
Birds sound off with
caws and croaks,
chirps and tweets,
honks and hoots,
trills and twitters,
but unlike us,
they don’t sound off
with lies.
JDG
The Long Goodbye
The blue blooms linger,
inviting the yellow blooms
to linger too, to join in
this late summer offering
before the days grow cold
and they too must depart.
JDG
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