A long legged bird
came calling today,
one I’d never seen before.
Was it an emergency landing
or just a brief pit stop?
JDG
Author Archives: Joan
Puzzling Matter
Even when we die,
the ever-morphing puzzle
of identity
will not be complete.
Those who follow
will put the pieces
together, first one way
and then another,
as they too grow and change.
JDG
Grandstand
I sit and listen.
My grandkids hold forth
with facts garnered from TikTok.
I experience the simple joy
of connecting without comment.
JDG
Not Now
At the break of day
an owl’s persistent question
begs to be answered.
I toss him the only coin
I have, “It’s not me. Not now.”
JDG
Eye Of The Storm
On fast-paced days
it helps to find a still point
as time thunders on.
JDG
All Shook Up
It’s gotten to be
the new normal,
these sudden
afternoon storms.
Is this nature’s way
of telling us,
she’s tired
of being exploited?
JDG
Bird Feeders’ Lament
Where has all the birdseed gone
Short time passing?
Where has all the birdseed gone
Short time ago?
Squirrels have eaten every bite
Short time passing.
When will we ever learn?
Little hope in sight.
JDG
(with apologies to Pete Seeger)
Blue Bouquet
Although they’d never met,
he left her a sweet note
and a bouquet of blue hydrangeas
his wife picked from her garden.
It was a thank-you from them both
and it brought a smile and soft tears.
JDG
Murphy Reaches Out
Extending her paw,
she gently touches my arm,
clearly wanting to connect.
“You stay too busy,” she purrs,
“Please put me on your agenda.”
JDG
Thank A Squirrel
Thank a squirrel.
The tree you see
may have come to be
because of a nut it buried
and then forgot.
JDG
