Night throws its dark mantle across the land
as rising moon
joins silver
scattered
stars.
JDG
Category Archives: Reversed Tetractys
Another Mind Game
Sometimes my mind goes looking for trouble
and then loudly
complains it
can’t find
peace.
JDG
Recalibration
Belly-shaking laughter loosens mind’s tight
grip and lightens
our earnest,
heavy
souls.
JDG
Momentary Disturbance
The only thing disturbing the peace of
this moment – the
chattering
of my
mind.
JDG
January’s Joy
On this sunny January day, why
not celebrate
both cold and
warmth? What
keeps
us
in the
shadows? Let’s
step forth and claim
cold, warmth, shadow, light – January’s joy.
JDG
Alternate Reality
What if he tweeted late night messages
of unity,
openness,
hope and
truth?
JDG
Sound Advice
Well-rehearsed words spoken from a place of
resentment or
anger don’t
help us
meet.
What
if we
rehearsed our
mood instead ’til
compassion comes and we can speak from peace?
JDG
With thanks to Ajahn Jotipalo and BEGINNING OUR DAY
Garden In Winter
Though not blooming, a spare beauty lingers
in limited
palettes of
brown and
gray.
JDG
Small Tasks
Small tasks, long delayed and now complete, bring
satisfaction,
make space for
something
new.
JDG
Lyrical Healing
Little bit by little bit the body
mends as the heart
hums and the
soul’s song
swells.
JDG
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