Even in the cold

birds sing, showing us what is

possible if we just tried.

JDG

I watch the ravens come and go

from their nearby nest.

Perhaps they built it there

to watch over me.

JDG

Every night Murphy comes

and curls up by my side

as we both drift off to sleep

warmed by the presence

of each other.

JDG

It’s not just about

money. It’s about how we

add to or subtract

from our resources to further

kindness, understanding, and care.

JDG

I open the door.

Knox steps put,

takes a sniff, turns around,

walks back in.

One skunk meet and greet

was enough.

JDG

Does AI plot, scheme,

and fight among themselves

like we humans do. or

is it more advanced ?

JDG

To the wind that tree

was just a brief encounter

as it roared past, but

it was home to squirrels and birds

and much beloved by us.

JDG

When I was young

I used to say I hoped

I’d live til eighty-four,

but now that I’ve turned

eighty-three, I’m upping that

to a hundred and four.

JDG

Moon flees Sun’s advances.

“You can’t take me for granted

just because we share the sky.”

JDG

On our morning walk

a bird kept calling,

“Cutie, cutie, cutie.”

So touched was I

that when I got home,

I promptly filled

the bird feeder.

I just hope

it wasn’t meant

sarcastically.

JDG