On this cold morning

the land twinkled from the sun’s

warm and gentle kiss.

                                                                          JDG

I wrap myself in

burnished hues of gold and bronze –

Fall’s comforting cloth.

Evening sun ignites

fall trees, warming the way home

with luminous light.

                                                                        JDG

On the horizon

a magenta explosion

marks the close of day.

                                                            JDG

Sunlight and shadow 

exchange a lingering kiss –

evening approaches.

                                                              JDG

UPSTREAM: Mary Oliver

In wonder her gaze –

fixed on spiders or foxes –

spills love into words.

~

THE FIVE INVITATIONS: Frank Ostaseski

Five invitations –

wisdom offered from the heart –

R.S.V.P. “Yes” !

~

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW: Amor Towles

Ah, the craft sublime!

Like caviar, like saffron  – 

rare, delectable.

Few are the novels

that leave this reader in love

while sobbing goodbye.

Hummingbird whirring

among indigo blossoms –

nectar for the soul.

                                                                          JDG

Revealing nothing,

he stands in full possession

only of himself.

                                                JDG

Sometimes the night sky

defies convention, scatters

multicolored stars.

                                                                                                        JDG

                                                                                                                                                           photograph by Andy Garrabrant