Walking backwards through time,
I come upon my many mistakes.
I pause and extend my hand
to my error-ridden self.
We turn and walk forward together.
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
May Sleeping Lions Lie
Hoping March doesn’t
discover her inner lion
and begin to roar. Her gentle
lamb side is much preferred.
JDG
For the Birds
Some days I feel
like a young bird trapped
in an old crow’s body.
JDG
No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts
Knox stands whining at
the door. ever ready to
explore. He has no
use for my lazy ways, not
even on these rainy days.
JDG
Cease And Desist
I issued myself
a restraining order and
reluctantly held
my tongue much to the relief
of many who know me best.
JDG
February 29
The temperature leaped
backward and the sun leaped ahead
as I, out of leaps, crawled out of bed
on this leap day morn.
JDG
Weeping Wednesday Morning
Rain drops gently fall
from pillows of gray clouds as
the sun stays hidden.
JDG
Choice
Though the sky was gray,
all along the path tiny
purple flowers bloomed,
offering me a chance to
shift my focus, change my mood.
JDG
Bearing Goldilocks
The Goldilocks in us
keeps trying to find what feels
just right. Sometimes we succeed,
but more often we do not,
and end up feeling tied in “nots”.
JDG
Bedtime Reflection
What a good day
I would have had
if only
I had
taken my worries
to the dump
and left them there.
JDG
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