How bad can a day
that begins with tangerine
clouds turn out to be?
JDG
~
Those tangerine clouds
have drifted on over to
Mondo Sedoka,
a joint blog written by two
poets: my brave son and me.
JDG
Category Archives: senryu
Light And Shadow
Does it still count if
the groundhog sees his shadow
by the moon’s full light?
JDG
Ah, Those Stories
Stories spun and spent
slide in one ear and…shh…soon
slide out the other.
JDG
Holiday Senryu
Even in the rain
our spirits soar as we share
songs and memories.
~
As the tree blinks on
and off, Toby gives a start.
Something strange is here.
~
Gazing upon the
remnants of gift openings,
I become unrapt.
JDG
The Elect
Feed the hungry? Clothe
the poor? What do you take us
corporations for?
People with large hearts of gold?
How will that help our
bottom line, our investors.
and ourselves get the
heaven we’ve been striving for?
That’s what the Supreme Court’s for.
JDG
~
If Jesus ran for
office who would his backers
and opposition be?
JDG
Unextreme Wisdom?
Not too little, not
too much – just enough – is that
where contentment lies?
JDG
Some Senryu
What ?! Help without an
attitude? My teenager
must be growing up.
~
Small courtesies, both
received and given, lighten
loads on heavy days.
JDG
Writing Myself Right
Maybe it shouldn’t
matter, but first impressions
often really do.
~~~~
Is there an upside
to this downside? Years later
my father’s words come
back to me, “We’ll see.” For now,
I’ll try to wait patiently.
~~~~~
When emotion takes over and colors
everything, there’s
still one more
thing I
can
do.
I can
pause and write
a poem or two
’til I can come back to myself and you.
~~~~
I see the upside now
It’s in this unexpected
burst of creativity.
JDG
Sunny Senryu
A semblance of sense
slid into a day marked by
endless wondering.
~
Unexpected joy
skipped right on in, holding hands
with giggles and grit.
JDG
