After storming around,

it seems January has decided

to leave like a lamb.

JDG

Questioning ourselves

is an often unwelcome

but necessary task.

It’s so much easier to

question those rigid others.

JDG

 Slow softenings,

gentle openings,

make space for 

the new amidst

remnants of the old.

JDG

Even the clouds lit up 

when they met the sun

on this winter day.

JDG

A gray day, but warm.

A sunny day, but cold…

Both have their pluses

and minuses

like so many things in life.

JDG

Desperate for a walk,

Knox seized the chance

to accompany some 

neighborhood walkers home,

but when they failed

to invite him in,

he waited while

they gave me a call.

JDG

On these winter days,

when the sun sails past

the clouds and splashes us

with golden light

we shiver…not from the cold,

but from delight.

JDG

We heard

the same words

from the same mouth

at the same time,

but we walked away

with very different feelings.

JDG

If only they would listen,

they might learn something.

If only we would listen,

we might learn something,

We’re all so busy pouring forth,

we take little in.

What if when the final silence nears

all we  hear

is the sound of our own voice?

JDG