Unintentional Honorific

Recently I learned the neighbors

call me Crazy Dandelion Lady

because those golden nourishers

of bees have been encouraged

to linger on my land. It seems

I’ve made a name for myself

and I couldn’t be more proud.

JDG

Night Journey

Lying alone in the shadowless dark,

I hear the whistle of a distant train.

Transported to another time,

I  linger for a while before

the train and I slip away.

JDG