Tomorrow’s forecast
is for rain, but let’s enjoy
the sunshine that is today.
JDG
Author Archives: Joan
Sunday Slow-downs
Sunday slow-downs bring
a much needed reprieve from
the usual week-day speed wreck.
We have a chance for a restful break
before getting back on those busy roads.
JDG
Summer Flickerings
Little dots of light
flash across the darkened lawn.
Memories flash too –
kids racing to capture bits
of nighttime magic in jars.
JDG
Planetary Wisdom
Our planet supports
all manner of living things:
elephants and ants,
minnows and whales. It’s only
we who reject diversity.
JDG
Caution!
Negativity,
that kudzu of the soul, grows
imperceptibly
until it obscures all that
was once hopeful and alive.
JDG
Gentle Evening Watch
No deep thoughts tonight.
Just a relaxed enjoyment
of the visiting creatures
out for an evening stroll –
people, dogs, squirrels, and deer.
JDG
Summer Song Fest
Blue sky and white clouds,
bachelor buttons and Queen Anne’s lace
join together and sing
a summer song of splendor.
Won’t you sing too?
JDG
One Small Change
Changed my tactics.
Stopped tugging with Knox.
Held out an open hand.
Knox dropped his toy
into my outstretched hand.
There could be a life lesson here.
JDG
Outside And In
Outside my window
there’s a frenzy of flying things:
wasps and bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
I watch for a moment and then
let myself be transported to another realm.
I close my eyes and settle in for a sweet afternoon nap.
No flapping is needed.
JDG
Calm
As I get older
an unexpected, gently
spreading calm has grown.
It doesn’t mean life’s problems
have been solved or that
tension and drama have fled
the scene, but somehow
I’m becoming aware of
calm’s presence even
there and learning to root myself
in the settled spaces in between.
JDG
