Author Archives: Joan

A Story Untold

Someone must have loved

this place, so full of blooming

daffodils, but now

the house, long vacant, crumbles

and no one’s around to care.

                                                        JDG

The Play Of Light

The play of light on

 flowers, lawn, shrubs, and trees

intensifies life’s beauty, 

creates magic,

grounds us in natural joy.

                                                JDG

Spring Homecoming

Forsythia spreads 

its golden branches wide

in a silent welcoming. 

Head bowed, the Weeping Willow

sheds glistening tears

of pure, green joy.

Spring enters with a sunny smile,

warmly touching all she meets.

                                                       JDG

 

 

 

 

Be Careful What You Sing For

“Rain, rain, go away,”

I sang and it did, but what

came was snow, not sun.

I guess I should have been more

specific with my lyrics.

                                                     JDG

 

Lucky Me

So…Knox turns out to be

40 to 60 percent American Staffordshire Terrier,

26 to 39 percent Neapolitan Mastiff,

and 10-25 percent Bernese Mountain Dog. 

I really have an eye for greatness.

                                                                             JDG

Spilling Forth

Tiny bursts of green,

splashes of yellow and pink –

suggestions of Spring.

                                           JDG

 

Unwinding

After only twenty-five minutes

of exercise and stretching,

body and mind

are relaxed and at peace.

Who would have thought

it could be that simple?

                                                 JDG

 

On Cups

A cup is meant to be both filled and emptied. 

I begin each day with an empty cup.

I fill it with coffee, freshly brewed,

add a dash of cinnamon and some cream,

then take it to my favorite chair.

As I slowly sip, I savor the heat,

the taste, the satisfying smell.

This time of slow absorption

reminds me, like the cup,

I am a vessel meant to be filled,

meant to be emptied.

                                                                     JDG