Standing before that
barely open door,
I realize I too
am not completely closed
or fully open.
Should I view this as an oversight
or as an invitation?
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Quantum Shift
She felt like a small particle
in his vast universe
until he turned and smiled.
JDG
What’s This You’re Telling Me?
I may say they started it
and maybe they did,
but after that
what I do with it
is completely up to me?
I have to notice
how my body feels?
what emotions come?
what thoughts arise?
And –
even in the heat of things
I have to remember
what matters most to me?
And –
I have to do these things
repeatedly?
What are you selling here, my Guru friend?
Maturity?
Why should I buy it
when blame’s so available
and always quite cheap?
JDG
When The Sun Winks
For a brief moment the early morning
mist was golden –
as sometimes
moments
are.
JDG
No One Said It Would Be Easy
If I want to see eye-to-eye with my
soul, I have to
look within
and not
blink.
JDG
Caution: Speed Trap Ahead
If you don’t dot each
and every “i”, the police
of punctuation
will charge you with negligence
or maybe reckless writing.
JDG
Winter Break
Before the leaves
bud with their bright Spring promise,
bare limbs stretch and rest.
JDG
