Stopping
to help
a tiny turtle
taking small steps
across a busy road.
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Poetic Dilemma
Where did those words go?
They were beating with my heart
just moments ago.
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Unsteady Season
Sweltering days.
Brief reprieve.
Sweltering days.
Brief reprieve.
August seesaw.
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Headshake
Not one more word was
needed, but I found a few
nevertheless.
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Until Tomorrow
Check, check, check, check, check.
Everything needed is done.
Time to relax and have fun.
JDG
Small Goings-on
The raindrops fall,
making tiny circles
in the puddles
on the porch.
A squirrel,
clutching birdseed,
lifts his small paws
to his mouth.
A wee bird sings,
calling his companions
to the feast.
I, damp with joy,
sit and dryly watch.
JDG
Dog Days
Thought for the Week
Lily, a six-year-old Great Dane, had lost both of her eyes due to a rare medical condition. She’d also lost the will to live. Until one day another Great Dane named Maddison came into her life. Maddison began “walking” Lily every day, guiding her with gentle but firm nudges, insisting she keep going. Lily’s depression was soon displaced by an unbreakable bond of friendship with Maddison. Now neither will go anywhere without the other.
You know that thingabout dogs being loyal best friends and all that? Well, it’s true. Maybe they should set up “human obedience schools” to teach us how to givelike Maddison and gratefully receivelikeLily.
Happy Dog Days!
Incomplete Departure
For months now that branch,
damaged in a storm, has hung,
stark and bare of leaves,
leaving us with memories of
how branch and tree used to be.
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Four Creatures
Two cats asleep on
the dog’s bed, their backs
to the sliding glass door,
a female cardinal pecking
at birdseed on the porch floor –
I, propped on my bed,
watch and write.
Four creatures, each
in their own way, content
at the close of day.
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An Unexpected Gift
Yesterday’s heat
must have melted
Summer’s heart because
today she blessed us
with a cool surprise.
JDG
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