Searching with closed eyes.

Looking deep inside.

Mysteries there reside.

JDG

Drivers honk as they pass

young kids dancing and waving,

putting on a show just for them

at a busy workday’s end.

JDG

In the late evening

an owl inquired, “Who?”

.Knox looked up and stared

at a nearby tree as if to say,

“ Squirrels, that’s who.”

JDG

My controlling friend

read a book on letting go

and has scheduled times

and arranged for places to

lie back and go with the flow.

JDG

After Knox’s mushroom trip,

outdoors he is on a leash.

I’ve tried to tell him

there’s more to life

than mushrooms

and chasing squirrels,

but he’s not buying it.

JDG

Days spent working together

until. thru trial and error,

we found a solution

that worked for everyone. 

Congress. please take note.

If the will is there,

it can be done.

JDG

Instead of keeping score today,

I counted the blessings that came my way,

 minimizing suffering

and compounding joy.

JDG

When change is impossible,

insisting things be otherwise,

lands us in a prison

of anger and despair.

Surrender to harsh reality

can free us to find moments 

of joy even there.

JDG