Standing here among

the trees, a small deer grazes,

peacefully content for now.

JD

Shadows on the grass,

sun high in the sky,

trees wave goodbye

to morning as,

clouds slide by.

JDG

Though I walk without

human companions,

I don’t walk alone.

Knox trots beside me,

trees wave greetings,

sun stakes my shoulders,

wind ruffles my hair,

JDG

It’s not possible

for Knox to leave a squirrel

unchased or a stick alone.

He doesn’t understand

how it is that I and others can.

JDG

Across the almost still pond

the gentlest of ripples

catch the morning light

as nearby trees nod their approval.

JDG