Today on my walk,

I spotted several dandelions

in full bloom and decided

I’d like them to be

my totem flower –

after all,  it is December

in the year of Corona

and I could use some

of their indomitable spirit.

                                           JDG

There is no greater gift

than being seen and valued

just as you are –

virtues, faults, foibles and all.

                                                 JDG

Listening to those two sisters share

the day’s ups and downs,

offering each other

advice and comfort, I realized

they may have changed their names,

but their hearts remain the same.

                                                     JDG

Am I any wiser

after seventy-eight years?

It depends on who you ask.

                                             JDG

A mysterious flutter in the bushes –

Knox’s head comes up.

He stands erect,

watching, listening

before he moves on.

I can relax.

Knox says it’s ok.

                                                      JDG

I wonder what they think of us,

those squirrels and birds

who come to visit and stay to dine.

Do they think it strange

that we don’t join them 

or do they just accept the fact

that that’s the way we humans are?

                                                               JDG