The flowers promised
to bring splashes of color
to rainy spring days
and were soon invited for
an extended dalliance.
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
On A Late Afternoon
A small fish swims near
the pond’s shore then suddenly
turns and swims away.
Was it answering a call
my human ears could not hear?
JDG
Well Grounded
A scattering of
buttercups steals my sad thoughts
and replaces them with gold.
JDG
Scolded
I don’t know what I did,
but it must have been
very wrong ’cause
that bluejay’s staring
right at me
and going on and on.
JDG
Alright Already
The steady hammer
of a woodpecker’s beak drives
his argument home.
JDG
Spring Fever
A warm April wind
promises warmth will linger,
but we’ve heard such guff before.
JDG
Dogwood Dandy
That spellbound spider
got caught in beauty’s web, and
paused the work on his own.
JDG
A Study In Contrasts
Those purple iris,
stand tall and elegant as
buttercups smile and laugh
in the grass nearby.
JDG
Severe Weather Alert
Waiting for a storm
that may or may not come, we
grow tired and fall asleep.
JDG
Sing Out
Grey clouds crowd the sky
leaving no room for the sun,
but still the birds sing
helping us to see that there’s
always a song to be sung
JDG
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