Quietly waiting for
guests to arrive.
Christmas music playing.
Birds at the feeder.
A sweet moment of
relaxation and peace.
JDG
Like Mary’s Little Lamb
Knox tried to follow
some kids to school today
which is against the rules.
It didn’t make me laugh and play
which left his plans in disarray.
JDG
Who Knows?
Maybe she thought if
she wore those glasses, she could
see behind her back.
JDG
Seeing Things
When out on a walk
you start to see things like this
sad faced dog that lost his bark..
JDG
Heartland
Today, thanks to friends,
I leapt over a growing mountain
of blah and found joy
waiting on the other side.
JDG
Don’t Worry. Write Poetry.
By adding up time
spent on worry, we’d see how
it subtracts from happiness.
~
By adding up time
spent on poetry, we’d see
how it multiplies pleasure.
(This poem was written jointly by my son and me and was posted on mondosedoka.com. I wrote the first three lines and he replied with the second three lines. We have been writing a joint poem daily using the mondo sedoka form for over seven years.)
Dog Wisdom
Knox’s friend, Molly,
is moving in just ten days,
but today they played,
enjoying each romp and roll,
oblivious of the morrow.
JDG
Evening Peace
Post sun-set serenity
in shades of
black and gray.
JDG
Walking The Talk
After A Lifetime of Productivity
I don’t want to squander
a minute of the time
I have left.
I want to
watch the sun rise and set,
listen to bird song,
pet my dog,
sip my wine,
laugh with grandkids.
I don’t want habit or worry
to rob me
of these “unproductive” moments.
JDG
