I couldn’t ask for

 anything more than to be held

by this land, its critters,

this family, these friends,

these two cats and this dog,

but sometimes, humanly enough, 

I do.

                                            JDG

As my outer world shrinks,

my inner world expands

and what a diverse 

and curious group 

resides there.

Some I’ve known

from the past,

some I have just met,

and some I’d like to ignore.

JDG

Hoping to

grow familiar

with that

unfamiliar state

where I’m

 patient but

not resigned.

JDG

Nearing eighty

when satisfaction

springs more

from relinquishing

than acquiring.

JDG

At the opening

and closing of the day, they come,

leaving their woodland

 home to leisurely graze, these

graceful, cautious visitors.

JDG

Clouds drift,

butterflies flutter,

hawks swoop,

squirrels scamper.

deer graze,

fountain bubbles,

hummingbirds flit,

pond ripples,

sun sets,

day ends.

JDG