When navigating

my nervous system.

I’ve discovered

the shortest route is

not always the best.

                                 JDG

Redbud and dogwood,

Bradford pear and cherry

add their colorful voices

to the surging green

music of Spring.

                                    JDG

I’m learning from Knox

to spend less time

in my head

and more time 

roaming about.

                             JDG

A sigh of pleasure

when I discover

even with a mask

I can breathe in

the fresh scents of Spring.

                                             JDG

A tiny sparrow

and a large cardinal

dine side by side

on the wide porch railing.

No need to rush.

                                     JDG

As trees and flowers

bud and bloom,

it leads me to ask what is

 budding and blooming

in me and in you?

                               JDG

Sunny, but windy

and a bit cold.

Let’s play down

windy and cold

and amplify sunny.

                              JDG

When tensions flare, 

what if

we looked for 

the divine

that’s also there?

                           JDG

Knox got his first

puppuccino from Starbucks

and signaled his pleasure

with a contented slurp

and a big puppy grin.

                                           JDG

I tell my grandkids

that what they call

my wrinkles are really

wisdom waves.

They remain unconvinced.

                                           JDG