No tail wagging,
No rushing to the door,
just a bored glance our way.
“That’ll teach them,”
they seemed to say.
“If you leave us behind,
there’s a price to pay.”
JDG
Stunned In The Sun
But the woods crave our loneliness…
The woods crave our loneliness…
Trees we once climbed and swung from,
Bound with our sorrows and joys…
They have become companions
Disrobing us of our worldliness
Until we again become purple shadows under
Their leafy wings.
At Sea
Watching gulls fly makes humans
want to give it a try.
Tethered to speeding boats,
on polyester wings
they rise and soar.
Full of bliss, they’re unaware
of bemused gulls
who shriek and stare.
JDG
Blending In
Convinced fine dining
is for them too, these tiny
birds flit and flirt ’til
they spy a tasty morsel
unwary tourists
left behind. Then, zooming in,
they, with gusto, grab a bite.
JDG
Could It Be?
Suddenly I heard
that gull call my name
as it plunged
into the depths
below.
Could it be
I have a namesake in the sea?
JDG
Old Friends
Together they weave
a blanket from the shared yarn
of stored memories,
wrap themselves in the comfort
of times past, warmly recast.
JDG
