Even when the day

is overcast, daffodils

and pansies, redbud

and forsythia, cherry

and pear, shine without the sun.

                                                                           JDG

Sometimes writing is

a life line I toss myself

to pull me ashore

when the waters I’m swimming

in grow rough and threatening.

                                                                           JDG

 Today’s sun hid ’til

almost noon only to be

 replaced by a full

   moon.  Still, when the time was right,

sun stepped forth and shone full bright.

                                                                                          JDG

Reluctant to leave

without offering a gift,

Winter hurriedly

produces a present wrapped

 in white ribboned loveliness.

                                                                                     JDG

Trees – some evergreen,

some budding, some still bare – form

a living lattice:

playground and feeding station

for acrobatic squirrels.

                                                                                           JDG

Inconsistency –

is that all we can count on

in these constantly

changing times? Or is there more –

something beyond what we see ? 

                                                                                JDG

A child looks at

falling snow flakes, announces

pixies are dusting

cobwebs from empty mansions

in the sky. Spring’s almost here.

                                                                       JDG

When does a task take

a leap into the domain

of just what I do –

when a task is no longer

a task, but something just done?

                                                                            JDG

When our days grow full

and threaten to overflow,

it may be time to

do a little emptying

not just of days but of self.

                                                              JDG

Side by side they sit

on the dock down by the pond,

those two sisters who

have weathered so much and who

find shelter in each other.

                                                                                 JDG