On fast-paced days

it helps to find a still point

as time thunders on.

                                                     JDG

H-O-N-0-R,

P-R-O-T-E-C-T,

G-R-E-E-T.

                                                                                                                                                    JDG

(with thanks to LuAnne Holder for introducing

me to alphabiku, a form of haiku)

Blackberry bushes,

magnolia trees, and daisies –

Spring chorus in white.

                                            JDG

Both dark clouds and white

cover the sky today. Still,

the sunlight seeps through.

                                           JDG

Sun lit buttercups

at roadside’s edge gently soothe

 mind’s agitation.

                                                         JDG

Amid our human

chaos – blossoming cherries –

Spring’s beautiful boost.

                                          JDG

“I’ll take the morning.

You can have the afternoon,”

Winter said to Spring.

                                        JDG

Daffodils trumpet

the ultimate triumph of

Spring as snow drifts down.

                                          JDG

That vase of yellow

daffodils lights up my day,

 brings sunrise inside.

                                        JDG

 Lone mourning dove feasts

 beneath foggy blanket – coos

with satisfaction.

                                                     JDG