Over roads and fields

sun spills gold. Why hurry past

this rich offering?

                                                                                                JDG

When cruel words don’t count

and past actions don’t matter,

what have we become?

                                                                                             JDG

Whether an ending

is happy or not depends

on when we stop the tale.

                                                                         JDG

As long as I have

one laugh left, I want to stay

and enjoy the show.

                                                                                        JDG

I wonder – was it

wisdom or woe that turned that

tall tree prematurely gold?

Frayed nerves, blown fuses –

let’s pull the circuit breaker,

let the system rest.

                                                                             JDG

At least you can say

he’s consistent: everything

about him is small.

                                                                           JDG

“Wait and see,” they say,

but I don’t even know what

to be looking for.

                                                                        JDG

Sweltering heat or

gloomy rain and thunderstorms –

Is this all there is?

                                                                                              JDG