Those grackles came late to the feeder, left
all aflutter
when no food
could be
found.
We
can be
more like them
than we’d care to
admit, squawking when we find empty shelves.
JDG
Author Archives: Joan
Nature’s Pink Promise
Amid our human
chaos – blossoming cherries –
Spring’s beautiful boost.
JDG
Grocery Store Reflections
Went to the grocery store,
saw empty shelves
where hand sanitizer and toilet paper used to be.
Thought of the lines from that popular song from the Sixties
“What the world needs now is love sweet love.
It’s the only thing there’s just too little of “.
~
How different things would be
if love were as contagious as fear.
JDG
What It Takes
In turbulent waters,
we don’t need a raft
of kindnesses.
It would be great, but
one per person will do.
JDG
Together
A purple unity,
formed by each separate blossom
carpets the roadside.
May we also form a unity,
not of color but of care,
and carpet the world.
JDG
Cloudy Weather
A grey bank of clouds –
a small opening –
a glimmer of light.
There are days
when my mind’s like that too.
JDG
Double Take
Unexpected tears – saw a white-haired man
walking his dog,
remembered
I’m old
too.
Then
I saw
another,
more important,
truth. That old man and I are still walking.
JDG
Entrenched Habits
Sometimes we think
we’re well on our way
to a new destination
only to discover the path
is longer than we thought.
JDG
Feline First Responder
Murphy peers through the glass door,
keeping watch. You never know
who or what might appear,
but Murphy is alert and ready.
We can step back and relax.
Murphy’s got this and she’s steady
JDG
Golden Moments
When forsythia reaches out
to give the world a hug,
Spring smiles back, inviting us
to reach out too.
JDG
