In between moments

are difficult

for our impatient selves,

but if we use them

for honest observation

and gentle reflection,

they might tell  us

what we need to know.

JDG

Many assumptions.

Few questions..

Little understanding.

Broken connection.

JDG

Impatient to plant

the lovely pink impatiens –

a gift from a friend.

My grandkids say that plant’s name

suits me rather well.

JDG

In his endless quest

for squirrels, Knox stumbled upon

a hive of bees 

and quickly fled the scene.

Sometimes in our search for fun

we end up getting stung.

JDG

It seems like just yesterday

he scattered rose petals 

at her feet. Today she

scattered them on his grave.

JDG

I have a living alarm clock.

If the cats can’t rally me,

Knox will join them

with his early morning moans.

There’s no snooze button

for this three alarm wake-up machine,

and so I arise and my day begins.

JDG

Though there was plenty

of food and plenty of space,

some squirrels came

not to dine,

but to pick a fight

which set me to thinking

how like squirrels

we humans can be.

JDG