When we’re self-absorbed,

it’s hard to let others’ pain soak in

so we hang them out to dry.

JDG

Searching for the sun,

those trees, some on one side of the road,

some on the other, create an archway

for travelers glad to escape the summer heat.

Perhaps we too, in our search for the light,

could bend enough to join with folks

on the other side and, together, create

a shelter from the heat.

JDG

Tumbling thoughts

don’t even knock.

They just rush in

and take over

until we learn how

to take them gently 

by the hand

and show them the door..

JDG

So many squirrels.

So little time.

No time for pats.

No time for fare.

Off he goes.

Not a minute to spare.

JDG

I am strengthened and softened by

the rooted presence of these trees.

 Through drought and downpour,

good times and bad, they are there –

a refuge for squirrels, birds, and me.

JDG