For a quick test of

spiritual development

or mental health, try

filling out a form designed

by government bureaucrats.

                                           JDG

Among the many 

ways of looking at blackbirds

or anything else

curiosity without

judgement would serve us best.

                                                     JDG

( In celebration of two of Wallace Stevens’ roles )

As the grandkids spoke

of BC, I suddenly

realized they were not

referring to ancient times

but to days before this March.

                                                  JDG

Even in these times

when the virus of fear spreads,

when uncertainty

lays its burdens on our hearts,

we still feel Spring’s sweet promise.

                                                          JDG

There they stand, those two,

side by side in the morning

rain as he feeds her.

Yesterday she stood alone

and did not eat. Now she feasts.

                                                      JDG

On this shining day

Toby doesn’t look back on

what he should have said,

what he should have done. He basks

in the glow of today’s light.

                                                           JDG

Tiny buttercups

dare to bloom in the midst of

those towering pines.

Both share the same cloud filled sky,

are rooted in the same dark ground.

                                                            JDG

What did the cherry

say to the forsythia?

Answer: “You may be

mellow yellow, but I am 

the one who is in the pink.”

                                           JDG

(This is what happens when you have time on your hands)

Those mourning doves dine

unperturbed by warring jays

and feisty squirrels.

Would that I could sit serene

amid life’s fuss and flurry.

                                                JDG

The earth lay beneath

a misty blanket of fog

but birds and squirrels

were not deterred and let me

know breakfast could still be served.

                                                           JDG