Morning light dancing

beneath sun-struck trees

on a day not warm

and not yet cold – the promise

of autumn is in the air.

                                                                             JDG

A tiny add-on

today to strengthen muscles

in my legs, but it’s

ok – or at least not bad,

as such exercise plans go.

                                                                                 JDG

It’s been thirty days

and I’m still going strong – well,

not exactly strong,

but I’m still going, and for

me that means I’ve really scored.

                                                                                    JDG

Seeing my distress,

she offered me a special

blend her sister taught 

her how to make –  hot tea and

sympathy, comfort and warmth.

                                                                                JDG

As usual I 

worked up a bit of a sweat

even though I was

exercising sitting in

a chair. Still, it was no sweat.

                                                                       JDG

Today I think I’m

a crazy stiff to even

try to loosen up

these old bones and tight muscles,

but stiff or not, I persist.

                                                                          JDG

Seven friends and I,

all over seventy, met

for joy and learned once

more the foundation of joy

is built with hearts’ connections.

                                                                        JDG

Another day when

it would be easy to just

forget exercise

when there were lots of demands

on my time, but I didn’t.

                                                                                 JDG

Is it possible

to find refuge in practice

of a physical

kind? Perhaps it is but it’s

really clear, I’m not there yet.

Every now and then

tragedy opens a door

to positive change. 

Let’s not pause at the threshold.

Let’s with surety step through.

                                                                             JDG