We have to learn when

to push through and when to rest.

When in doubt, turning

to our bodies rather than 

our minds is a better bet.

JDG

I tried to tell those

owls I didn’t know, but they

refused to listen

and all night long they kept on 

asking, WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?

JDG

I took for granted

the unobstructed  flow of

 breath, but now I am

 grateful for each cough-free breath

I take and an unclogged nose.

JDG

Though she was only

with us for a day, when her

wings dried, she was soon

off, ready to do the things

luna moths such as she do.

JDG

Slight breezes caress

the trees this almost sunless

Sunday afternoon,

giving Knox and I a chance

to seize the moment and walk.

JDG

Judging from the way

all the bird seed disappeared, 

I’d say both the birds 

and those hungry squirrels found

it good to the last kernel.

JDG

Round and round I go,

spinning the same old story.

It’s time for me to

take a break in hopes I’ll find

some better material.

JDG

I never saw it

because I failed to look, but

sight unseen, it inched

 closer,  stared me in the face,

and screamed, “Wake up, sleepy head!”.

JDG

Knox basks in the sun.

but remains on the lookout

for visitors of

all kinds, two legged or four,

who might like to romp or soar..

JDG