One minute I arrive, the next minute
I depart. I’m
trying to
lengthen
the
time
I spend
with my best
self before my
less-than-best self carries me far away.
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Firewater
As evening falls,
the sun sets
the pond aflame –
elemental
drunkenness
JDG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Now you are robed,
not in black,
but in shining light
reflecting back to us
the light that resided
within you
and in your actions
on our behalf.
JDG
With deep gratitude
Almost Here
A yellowed leaf drifts
to the ground – a soft herald
of autumn’s approach.
JDG
I Move Closer
It wasn’t there yesterday, but
it’s there today,
a large brown bug,
still, unmoving.
When I check again, it’s still there,
still unmoving.
I move closer.
I pick it up.
I turn it over. A tiny
seed’s held tight in
its grasp…What will
I die holding?
JDG
Celebrating Lost Baggage
For a brief moment
old baggage disappeared.
I won’t rush to reclaim it.
JDG
Sitting Practice
Bell sounds
Back straight
Feet on ground
Focus on breath
Focus wanders
Focus returns
Focus wanders
Focus returns
Focus wanders
Focus returns
Bell sounds
Deep sigh
To be continued
JDG
Our Eyes See
Our eyes see,
but thoughts and feelings
cloud our vision.
JDG
What Is This World Coming To?
Taking it easy,
that squirrel, that dove,
lie down to eat,
leaving me to ponder
their recent display of sloth.
JDG.
Beyond And Within
Beyond and within
the wilderness of words
we glimpse the divine.
JDG
