With a happy lilt

birds greet the gentle stillness

following the storm.

Though more storms will surely come,

they welcome the peace that’s now.

JDG

Murphy doesn’t like 

closed doors. She isn’t looking

for privacy. It’s

connection and engagement

she craves – much like some of us.

JDG

Every now and then

our day has an easy flow.

Heart, mind , and sprit

blend effortlessly and leave

the body deeply content.

JDG

Sunny, but high winds

and sounds of distant thunder –

sometimes the weather

gives conflicting messages

as we humans also do.

JDG

Knox took one small step

toward the sleeping cats and then

thought better of it.

It’s not only sleeping dogs

that it is best to let lie.

JDG

Among the tangled

strands of my bewildered mind,

a clear thought emerged –

an outlier to be sure,

but one struggling to be heard.

JDG

Little dots of light

flash across the darkened lawn.

Memories flash too –

kids racing to capture bits

of nighttime magic in jars.

JDG

Our planet supports

all manner of living things:

elephants and ants,

minnows and whales. It’s only

we who reject diversity.

JDG

Negativity,

that kudzu of the soul, grows

imperceptibly

until it obscures all that

was once hopeful and alive.

JDG

The cats stare wide-eyed

at that squirrel sprawled out on

the porch rail. What’s up?

For us, so much depends on

the story we tell ourselves.

JDG