Skimming the surface
of the sun spattered pond, small
boat, untethered, floats.
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Discretion Advised
It’s ok to go
with the flow unless you are
approaching a waterfall.
JDG
Getting There
Ready to create a fuss,
I spot a hummingbird
and decide to look for
some sweetness instead.
JDG
A Hint To The Universe
Sometimes everywhere
we turn, we are turned away.
If the universe
has a plan, it would help if
we could be kept in the loop.
JDG
Not By Choice
I am enrolled in
a remedial course in
patience in hopes that
after eighty years I might
learn something at last.
JDG
Defying Darkness
Defying darkness,
fireflies sub for stars on
this cloud-covered night.
JDG
Telling Time
There’s a time to
say your piece
and a time to
hold your peace.
Simple awareness
helps us piece together
genuine peace.
JDG
Natural Discourse
As I sit looking out
across the yard, watching
cardinals debate with jays
as squirrels interrupt
with pressing matters
of their own, I smile.
There’s no place
I‘d rather be than here…
a silent participant.
JDG
Half-hearted Pheonix
From the chaos of
multiple moves, order starts
to slowly emerge –
a messy process singed by
inner and outer burnings.
JDG
A Healthy Exchange
“Ouch,” her body said
and this time her heart helped
her mind to listen
and a three-way conversation
began without fear or judgement.
The body relaxed, the mind grew still,
and caring action was taken.
JDG
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