Among missed chances,

a promising beginning –

it won’t be long now.

                                                 JDG

Belly, lungs, and heart

join together to soothe brain’s

 self-created pain.

                                                      JDG

A quiet Christmas –

by late afternoon only

the wind could be heard.

                                         JDG

A burst of sunlight

after a cold day of rain –

magic mood changer.

                                  JDG

Up with the squirrels,

out with the dog, keeps me in

shape during this break.

                                                   JDG

We can help create

the new normal by voting

for reason and care.

                                              JDG

Knock, knock, who’s there? Knox.

Knox who? It’s the pits. No Bull.

I need a home too.

                                                  JDG

When mind and heart take

off on an anxious journey,

writing guides me home.

                                            JDG

Can’t meet in Rumi’s 

field when a wall of harsh words

restricts our access.

                                                      JDG