The hills are brown now –
a reminder that every
season can’t be green,
but if we take the time to
look there’s beauty to be seen.
JDG
Category Archives: tanka
Day 144 – Upon Further Thought
It isn’t magic.
It took repeated practice
before I began
to feel really good. Hmm, it
might be magic after all.
JDG
Day 142 – And The Winner Is…
As I exercised,
I watched birds feed in the snow.
Our kitten couldn’t
seem to decide who was more
a spectacle – birds or me.
JDG
For The Night-time Dream Maker
I don’t even know
what questions to ask. Perhaps
I’ll start by asking:
“What do you want me to know?”
I’m here and I’m listening.
JDG
Something To Bank On
They came dancing in,
those dark-haired twins, ages three
or so, and gave each
of us in the bank a hug.
We all left feeling richer.
JDG
Day 137 -The If Onlys
If only the flab
would melt as fast as the snow…
If only I had
started sooner…but here I
am now with renewed resolve.
JDG
Day 131 – The Rhyme’s The Reason
End of this year and
I’m on day one thirty one.
By the end of year
next, my goal is to be on
day three hundred forty three.
JDG
Rules Of The Road
On the road ahead,
a small flash of red. Doesn’t
that wee cardinal know
though roads are meant for moving fast,
they’re not meant for dine and dash?
JDG
Day 129 – Commitment’s Invisible Results
Imperceptible
though the changes may be, both
to others and to
me, this I know to be true
I feel better when I do.
JDG
War Of The Lists
Got a list of gripes,
another of gratitudes.
Which will win the day
depends solely on the mood
of this aging list keeper.
JDG
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