Part of the pond is
wrapped in fog, unable to
reflect the heavens
above. Maybe if we pause…
we’ll see a metaphor here.
JDG
Category Archives: poetry
Relief Times Two
That skunk and I were
both relieved when my car
failed to hit him,
making it less likely
he would need to raise a stink.
JDG
A Thought For The Impatient
Sometimes instead of
working on something,
it is better to
first let it
work on us.
JDG
Entrenched Habits
Sometimes we think
we’re well on our way
to a new destination
only to discover the path
is longer than we thought.
JDG
The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind
What if every leaf
on every tree, has something
surprising to say ?
If we listened, would we float
on waves of natural wisdom
or would we argue, gasp, and sink?
JDG
A Silent Welcoming
Closing out the old
and ushering in the new,
I grow still with hope.
JDG
Open To Correction
All those mistakes we make aren’t wasted if
we begin to
explore where
things went
wrong.
JDG
Viewfinder
We can focus on
the large surrounds of gray or
those few openings
where sun pours through or hold them
both in a much larger view.
JDG
The Sun And I
The sun – poking out from behind its clouds
and I from mine –
exchange a
sunny
grin.
JDG
National Bird Watch
Not that there aren’t eagles
out there, but it helps to know
if what you’re seeing
are soaring common crows or
just bewildered mockingbirds.
JDG
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