As far as I know,

the only creatures consumed

with needless worry

belong to that bewildering

species called human.

JDG

I don’t think that bird

is thinking of tomorrow

or even yesterday. I wonder

what it would be like to live

without plans or regrets,

free as that bird 

splashing in the fountain.

JDG

I looked up and saw a small sparrow

staring through the window at me. 

Earlier I had fed him and now

his curiosity was feeding me.

JDG

The space between us

slowly shrinks as each of us

takes the other’s hand.

JDG

That brown-headed cowbird

didn’t come to the feeder to eat.

He did a sidewise dance

along the porch rail, 

and when the other birds

didn’t look up, he shook his head

and flew quickly away.

JDG

At a certain point

life becomes more about

subtraction than addition

except maybe for wisdom.

JDG

That bee and  that butterfly

dined at the same bush.

They didn’t hurry off.

There was plenty enough for two.

JDG