What we hear depends

on the heart we’re listening

from – open or closed.

                                                                               JDG

When a dog’s bark is

worse than his bite, he’s better

off avoiding fights.

                                                                       JDG

Today we gathered,

our presence speaking truth to

power. Were we heard?

                                                                                   JDG

What are we seeing

when nature runs hot and cold –

our own bad karma?

                                                                                            JDG

All those many years

ago, in the midst of hate,

love was born. Let’s help it grow.

                                                                                          JDG

Swimming in a sea

of silence, I surrender

and sublimely float.

                                                                         JDG

Like dry leaves blown by

a restless wind, old thoughts toss

in weary heads.

                                                                                          JDG

Strangely she yelled for

peace, shattering the morning’s

soft cacophony.

                                                                                       JDG

When I’m in the dark,

I write and, if I’m lucky,

what appears is light.

                                                                       JDG

After the fog clears

it is easy to see what

was there all along.

                                                         JDG