In life’s ledger book,
what value can be placed on
an afternoon spent with friends?
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Wowed
A bargain lover’s dream –
to pay so little
and receive so much.
JDG
Making Connections
I had to chuckle
when I asked the little girl
within what she
wanted and she said, “Tention”.
I heard “tension”, then
realized she meant “attention”.
Oh what folly for me to
equate the two when
relaxed engagement is what she seeks.
JDG
Embracing Blues
This morning I let
melancholy have its say
and when, at day’s end,
the blues filled pond and sky,
blues’ beauty also filled me.
JDG
Navigation System
May we be guided
by love and reason as we
traverse these dark times.
JDG
The Body Speaks
A meditative body scan
reveals tense, tight shoulders.
I invite the shoulders to speak.
They say they’re tired of shouldering.
I nod. I thank them for all the work
they’ve done and ask if each day
we could meet and decide together
what is theirs to carry that day
and what they could release
into the capable hands of others.
They heave a sigh, relax, and say they’ll try.
JDG
Contact!
Our house is under surveillance;
the watchers are in nearby trees.
Once a day, the signal goes out:
“Target present.
Seed’s made contact with rail.”
From the shadows
the forest gang quickly appears.
JDG
