When I told them to
turn off all the lights, she who
shall not be named sighed
and said, “I’m sorry, Gaba,
but I can’t turn off the moon.”
JDG
Category Archives: tanka
Natural Preparation
Preseason warmup
or just trying to avoid
the holiday rush?
I don’t know, but my Christmas
Cactus has put out some blooms.
JDG
Fall Romance
Blue sky day before
leaves slowly turn and days grow
short and nights grow long,
a welcome respite from heat
and cold – Nature’s autumn kiss.
JDG
Free Fall
What can I bring to
this autumn season, this time
of unbecoming,
that will prepare the ground for
the fresh becomings of Spring?
JDG
Barnyard Politics
Rooster, what are you
crowing about? Your sun is
setting, your chickens
are coming home to roost, and
the much-maligned foxes wait.
JDG
Weekend Wonder
Two days before me
with nothing that must be done,
nowhere I must go,
no one I must see – two whole
days to breathe, rest, and just be.
JDG
Peace
The peace of early
morning – may its soft current
flow throughout the day.
~
The peace may still be
there, but I am not aware.
As I settled in
both the kids and dogs awoke
and replaced the flow with din.
JDG
Findings
Some things can’t be found
by looking. They like to sneak
up on us, and when
we’re least aware, startle us
into puddles of pure joy.
JDG
And All The While
Worry clogs my mind
as fear tightly grips my heart
and all the while
a field of golden flowers
dances just outside my door.
JDG
Silent Offering
In the surrounding
woods, not a single leaf stirs.
Are the trees, like us,
offering silent thanks for
the big wind that didn’t come?
JDG
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