Among the landscape

filled with glittering 

patches of snow,

the stench of skunk lingers.

Life is a mixed bag.

                                     JDG

We avoided

high opera,

my sister and I,

and parted

on an even note.

                       JDG

A cup of coffee

on a cold

and rainy day –

a simple pleasure

can keep the blues at bay.

                                          JDG

Letting go

may take a while,

but I’m stretching

myself toward

 a deep release.

                          JDG

Composing a poem

on my drive home

silences that inner voice

yammering on about

what I did or didn’t do.

                                      JDG

Most roads aren’t

straight for long, but

it’s in the curves

that skills are tested 

and beauty can be found.

                                          JDG.

Grey mist of morning

rests on the land,

exploring

the heavens

without leaving home.

                             JDG

Sometimes,

like a tree in winter,

we’re stripped bare

in preparation

for a fresh start.

                                    JDG

Sun-lit day, cloudless sky –

nature’s reminder

that nothing, not even

the darkest of times

lasts forever.

                                            JDG

Dogs frolic

at the dog park

as owners

discuss disturbing

Washington news.

                             JDG