Leaves, twigs, and deer scat,

moths, beetles, and passing cars –

Knox celebrates each

and every one of them with

full-bodied, tail-wagging joy.

                                                 JDG

After a rain-filled 

morning, the sun shyly creeps

from beyond the clouds

and seeing the maple trees

glow, claims his place in the sky.

                                                      JDG

As Autumn’s golden

light filters through the changing

leaves, I pause and ask,

” Is any light filtering

through a changed and changing me.”

                                                        JDG

Dark clouds and light clouds

meet, vying for dominion.

The sky, watchfully

patient, murmurs to itself,

“I’ve seen this time and again”.

                                             JDG

Passing cars bring wind

to roadside grasses causing

them to bend and sway.

Nearby, the fields and trees rest

untouched by human hurry.

                                                       JDG

Here I sit, mind as

blank as the page before me,

pen at the ready

should a wayward thought appear

looking for residence here.

                                                      JDG

If your answer is

“I do”, then vote for someone

who, over time, shows

they care, not just for themselves,

but for everyone else too.

                                                         JDG

It wasn’t over 

the food ’cause there was plenty,

but there was a tiff

and while others serenely

dined, those two chased, leapt, and climbed.

                                                                           JDG.

“It’s good that I have

infinite patience,” God thought.

“Otherwise I would

have washed my hands of these folks

I created long ago.”

                                                             JDG

At the break of day

an owl’s persistent question

begs to be answered.

I toss him the only coin

I have, “It’s not me. Not now.”

                                                JDG