Today yet another chance to notice how often I am wrong. How easily my voice puts on its business suit and power pumps and exudes confidence— how sure I am that I am right! And then, when confronted with the real truth, what to do but laugh at the…
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In Her Own Words
Because my words are too feeble to fully celebrate the life and work of Mary Oliver, I will use her own words from her poem,” Prayer”. May you dance on, Mary.
PRAYER
May I never not be frisky,
May I never not be risqué.
May my ashes, when you have them, friend,
and give them to the ocean,
leap in the froth of the waves,
still loving movement,
still ready, beyond all else,
to dance for the world.
MARY OLIVER
What do you plan to plant this year?
May we all plant flowers..🙏🏻
A Cameo Appearance
Blue sky, white ground –
wistful preview
of winter’s best.
JDG
More Than Enough
Just as too much light
on rain-soaked roads can make it
hard to see, too much
thought can divert heart’s mission
as we walk grief’s sodden path.
JDG
The Tumultuous Life Of Trees
Just last week they were
decked out in golden garb,
but now their bare limbs
shiver as fall fades into
the cold and dark of winter.
JDG
A Cup Of Contentment
Cloud of frothed milk atop morning coffee –
simple pleasure –
I’m off to
a good
start.
JDG
Blessed Detour
Circumstances forced
her to take an unchosen
path where she found what
she wasn’t looking for and
discovered it was herself.
JDG
High Aspirations
May we become
that to which we aspire –
one nation, under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
JDG
A Cricket Speaks
A tiny cricket
came calling today, perhaps
to complain about
the changing weather, maybe
to ask us to do better.
JDG
