Dark clouds and light clouds
meet, vying for dominion.
The sky, watchfully
patient, murmurs to itself,
“I’ve seen this time and again”.
JDG
Author Archives: Joan
Layers Within
Within each of us
lies layers of lead
and layers of gold
Let’s acknowledge the lead
and mine the gold.
JDG
Morning Rush
Passing cars bring wind
to roadside grasses causing
them to bend and sway.
Nearby, the fields and trees rest
untouched by human hurry.
JDG
Ready And Waiting
Here I sit, mind as
blank as the page before me,
pen at the ready
should a wayward thought appear
looking for residence here.
JDG
Reminder At The Edges
Silence softens the edges
of a stressful day .
Slowly I become aware
of the almost imperceptible sound
of the ticking clock –
a momentary disturbance,
a reminder of nothing
and something,
a reminder
of life’s beating heart.
JDG
Murphy And Me
Watching Murphy play
with her toy mouse
reminds me of how
I play with words
when I write a poem.
JDG
Mission Accomplished
Even among these gentle doves,
there’s one who would rather tease than dine.
Fluttering feathers is what he sought,
and fluttering feathers is what he got.
JDG
Who Cares?
If your answer is
“I do”, then vote for someone
who, over time, shows
they care, not just for themselves,
but for everyone else too.
JDG
Full Measure
The measure of a person
is not in how much they have
or how much they know.
It’s in what they do
with what they have and what they know.
JDG
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Will someone
tell the clouds
enough already,
ask them to quit flooding us
with unwanted gifts?
JDG
