How can I be feeling blue
when all the kids are
waiting on me
to do whatever
they’d like me to?
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Stand Off
Knox and deer lock eyes.
Neither one moves. They just stand…
just stare. Minutes pass
until squirrel breaks their trance
and Knox is off and running.
JDG
Scorched Earth
He was told there was joy
among the ashes,
but all he got
when he looked
was burns.
JDG
The Mighty Speaks
Rooster crows over
rising sun. He must think
he did it all by himself.
JDG
Can’t Stop The Rain
More rain is forecast,
but I get up early
and walk in the sun.
JDG
Not By The Books
When our teachers are gone
and we’re on our own,
another kind of learning begins.
JDG
Morning Joy
The air’s alive with
flying things celebrating
rain’s end, sun’s return.
JDG
Conversation Starters
When we become clear
about what we need and what
we’d like, we can then
turn to what others may need
and like and begin from there.
JDG
Creation’s Perpetual Dilemma
Every living thing
needs space to grow, but problems
arise when energies collide,
restraints are few,
and space is limited.
JDG
Temporary Condition
Rain soaked tree branches
bend toward the ground…soon the sun
will dry them off, lift them up.
JDG
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