Giving Thanks

How do we give thanks?

Are words enough or should  we

reach for something more?

                                                                                      JDG

Musical Tonglen

When anxiety 

visits, I’ll breathe in its noise

and breathe out music.

                                                                               JDG

Morning Haiku

Field and trees, happy

after days of rain, sparkle

in the morning sun.

                                                                                    JDG

Fall Haiku

As the fire of

fall slowly flames out, we look

for warmth within.

                                                                                        JDG

Lost Leaves Rest

In arms of pines lost

leaves rest before they begin

their final descent.

                                                                                           JDG

Not A Ripple

Wild blue heron

takes flight at first light and not

even the pond stirs.

                                                                                                           JDG

Breathing Room

After a day of

surprising quiet, night came

tiptoeing in.

                                                                                    JDG

Evensong

As the evening sun

crowns the trees in golden light,

the stilled pond reflects.

                                                                                 JDG

Just So Much

There’s only so much

bending even trees can do

before they snap.

                                                                       JDG