Store shelves grow empty, gas tanks

are filled, salt is spread,

firewood is gathered.

Now it’s a matter of wait and see.

JDG

Stripped shelves, full tanks as

we prepare for the icy

days that lie ahead.

JDG

On the frosty ground

three crows danced and played.

Other birds chirped encouragingly,

perhaps for the dancing crows,

but more likely to motivate me

to come out and spread some seed.

JDG

When everything is up in the air,

it’s hard to keep our feet on the ground,

to walk ourselves back to heart and home

and respond from there. Finding balance

in an unbalanced world is not an easy task,

but it is a necessary one and can be done.

JDG

Undaunted by cold

and snow, the birds show up

to enjoy their morning meal.

Their focus is not on impediments

but rather on that which feeds.

JDG

Humming “When will they ever learn?”,

Sami slowly showed

me how to hook those pesky

headphones to my computer

as I softly hummed “I get by with

a little help from my friends.”

JDG

Sitting in silence,

watching the birds come and go,

seeing the tree leaves quiver,

I feel my small world world

grow much bigger.

JDG

I got to sleep late

and even though all the pets

were fed, they were uneasy

with this change and made frequent

bedside visits to see if I was ok.

Although it was a bit annoying,

I am grateful for their care.

JDG

When I began replaying

a negative exchange from

months ago, an amused

inner voice interrupted with

” ‘Enough’ , wasn’t that your word

for this year? You could begin

applying it right now, right here. “

JDG

As the sun slides over

the horizon, the porch rail

is bare of seed and birds,

but when the seed is finally spread,

the porch erupts in song.

JDG