The hours tick by

and before you know it, years

have snuck by with or

without your having done that

which you most wanted to do.

                                                JDG

With the storm over

and sunlight skipping across

the fields, crows begin

to strut and squawk, claiming they’re

the bringers of light and warmth.

                                                          JDG

If we’re willing to

listen with a curious

and compassionate

heart, we may realize there’s more

to the story than we thought.

                                                            JDG

The light of truth still

flickers. If enough of us

light our candles from 

that source, we’ll light up the world

and darkness will not prevail.

                                                           JDG

One part of me says

hurry up, another part 

says slow down. When I

protest I can’t do both, they

both just pull that much harder.

                                                      JDG

After surveying

the spread of a new kind of

birdseed and cocking

their heads questioningly, birds

(and squirrels) pronounced it ok.

                                                  JDG

Let’s say a tender

goodbye to the joys and ills

of the last decade.

May we embrace the lessons

learned and the blessings received.

                                                        JDG

A warmer climate

of the heart accompanied

by a cooler head –

a much needed gift we each

could give to the world this year.

                                                   JDG

At our house it’s not

silent night although maybe

when the kids depart

quiet will again descend,

but for now it’s noisy joy.

                                               JDG

On the pond’s frozen,

fractured surface sunlight danced.

We stood in silence,

enjoying the sparks that flew

from sun’s encounter with ice.

                                                     JDG