Flowering blackberry bushes

remind us

there is beauty 

and the promise of fruit

even among the thorns.

                                                 JDG

She sits and feeds,

strong and serene,

as squirrels

squabble

in the midst of plenty.

                                 JDG

Early May

Chimes ring

Branches sway

Heart sings

Restful day.

                      JDG

Dark clouds,

High winds,

We creatures

Seek shelter,

Watch, wait.

                    JDG

Rain one minute;

sunny skies the next.

You’d think by now

we’d have grasped

that nothing lasts.

                               JDG

Even in the midst

of devouring red,

of disintegrating black,

of stultifying grey,

we can hear the call of green.

                                               JDG

Right now a few bend over in despair,

others hold onto the past,

many put out cautious feelers,

and some spring forward,

blooming with hope.

                                                JDG