Knox and the ladies line up by my bed
sighing deeply at my selfishness.
Here they are starving as I try
to catch a few more winks
of much needed sleep.
JDG
Knox and the ladies line up by my bed
sighing deeply at my selfishness.
Here they are starving as I try
to catch a few more winks
of much needed sleep.
JDG
The vast sky holds
streaks of pink
and clouds of gray.
What you see depends
on where you look.
JDG
Which do you think
will have the best, overall results:
taking ourselves in hand
or taking ourselves
by the hand?
JDG
Trees, in their search for light,
reach across the divide
and create a space
of overarching beauty.
May we do so too.
JDG
Layers of thoughts,
layers of feelings
obstruct my view.
Need a love cloth
to dust my soul.
JDG
Saturday’s gentle rain
quiets an overactive mind,
releases tensions tied to busyness,
gives even the obstreperous squirrels
a chance to rest.
JDG
Lounging on the couch,
nodding dog on one side.
purring cat on the other –
wordless companions.
evening peace.
JDG
I think I know,
but until I know
with my whole being,
body, heart, mind, and spirit,
I don’t fully know.
JDG
Even though temperatures
are forecast to rise,
the gentle fall of leaves today
assures us Autumn
will have the final say.
JDG
The dull roar of cars –
going somewhere,
going fast.
What if what we’re looking for
can be found within?
JDG