School starts back – yes, I

know it’s August and early.

It’s a real test to

continue my practice, but

I will do my best to pass.

                                                               JDG

Like any practice,

spiritual, physical, or

mental, some days are

easier than others. This

one fell somewhere in between.

                                                                             JDG

Some days I have to

grit my teeth and carry on. 

Maybe with practice

I can leave off teeth gritting

and simply carry on.

                                                                    JDG

Heading for the beach,

the five of us – three teens, one

midlifer and one

geriatric – lucky for

me, they’re all on their cell phones.

~

Tomorrow we’ll be

joined by one more teen and two

very young adults.

I’ll do then what any wise

elder would do – sip some wine.

                                                                                                            JDG

After the sun slips

beyond the horizon, but

before starlight fills 

the sky, we stand and listen

as then and now and when call.

                                                                         JDG

I know it’s not all

in my mind, but still I find 

it strange, that in so

few days, with so little work,

I feel a whole lot better.

                                                                         JDG

It wasn’t something

I planned to do, but I may

have finally stumbled

(some would say I was guided)

toward a path that I can walk.

                                                                               JDG