After years of estrangement,

body and mind are now

working together

with a heartfelt purpose in mind.

JDG

Breaking waves greet 

clouds overhead

whispering softly,

“We’re in this together.”

JDG

,

The waves’ rhythmic beat

upon the sandy shore 

washes away the tension

from the weeks before.

JDG

After surveying the land,

Knox failed to see 

enough sticks to keep 

his stick throwers busy.

 Off he went on

his stick finding quest

and now our yard 

is one big mess,

but neighbors’ yards

are now stick free.

JDG

If life is a circus,

right now I can’t decide 

if my job is to tame the lions of emotion,

become a trapeze artist,

or sit back and enjoy the show.

Perhaps the task is to blend all three.

JDG

A colorful note, 

delivered to my doorstep –

cardinal’s sweet gift

on this cold, dreary day.

JDG

Though the cats and I watch

 as the birds come and go,

so focused are they

on the seed laid before them,

they refuse to give us

the time of day.

JDG