Ripples on the pond:

candidates run, critics leap,

summer heaves a sigh.

                                                                     JDG

“No matter how hard

I’ve tried, easy hasn’t done

it,” she emphasized.

                                                                   JDG

Rain and sun played tag

today as they frequently

do within us too.

                                                                     JDG

Crow-confident, he

struts, oblivious of all

but his cawing self.

                                                                    JDG

Light slips through cloud-streaked

skies much as love can sometimes

pierce a guarded heart.

                                                                                                               JDG

Casting about for

something to say even though

silence is golden.

                                                   JDG

Before mind closes

and mouth opens , one deep breath

and one small smile

~

Repeat as needed

until breath grows more steady 

and present mood shifts.

                                                                                                      JDG

“always will”, “never

would”- two sides of the misspent

coin of certainty

                                                                                 JDG

What can be said when

the temperature falls this low?

Absolute zero.

                                                                                   JDG

Rocky starts can make

for rough going unless we

 find another way.

~

Rest stops let us pause

 to recalibrate before

we reach a dead end.

                                                                                    JDG