Itching to solve this problem or that, I
scratch around for
answers. When
none come,
I
scratch
some more
until what
results is a
self-inflicted open wound that festers.
JDG
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A Teachable Moment
Couldn’t see clearly in the morning mist.
Forced to slow down.
I began
to see
what
I
hadn’t
seen before –
unexpected
benefit of a clouded point of view.
JDG
The Beat Of The Moment
There are times to go fast; there are times to
go slow. When we’re
out of sync
problems
start.
Let’s
listen
to what each
moment asks of
us and dance with it in timely fashion.
JDG
In Its Own Way, In Its Own Time
You can’t hurry a poem. Waiting is
as much a part
as writing.
Stops and
starts,
some
u-turns,
some right turns,
some wrong turns and,
if you are patient, a poem might come.
JDG
Finding The Path
Sometimes we can see more clearly when both
our eyes are closed.
Distraction
free, we
can
look
at what’s
going on
internally
and chart our course with opened mind and heart.
JDG
Clear But Not Simple
You may eat anything in the garden
except for the
fruit of that
one tree.
It’s
hard
for us
humans not
to focus on
what we can’t have and lose sight of the rest.
JDG
When The Chips Are Down
The true meaning of family became clear
when so many
pitched in and
worked real
hard
to
make this
difficult,
necessary
transition and double move possible.
JDG
The Times They Are A-Changin
With new pronouns and new haircut they’ve matched
how they want to
be seen with
their sense
of
self.
Those of
us who learned
other pronoun
rules and ways need patience as we adjust.
JDG
If Only For A Moment
In our present discord, Christmas music
weaves wonder, peace,
and joy back
into
the
frayed
fabric
of our lives,
reminds us of
hope’s renewal in the darkest of times.
JDG
Little Bit By Little Bit
It began with the body, but ended
with the mind – this
noticing
that set
a
trapped
part free –
a part caught
running the wheel
of similar stimulus-old response.
JDG
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