One Tree

One tree,

leaves of many colors:

 natural harmony.

                                          JDG

 

 

 

 

 

Carpe Diem

Let us begin now,

while we have the chance,

to build a more perfect union.

Let’s set aside small differences

and when the differences are large,

let’s find a way to bridge them civilly,

remembering each and every one of us

wants to matter and each and every one of us

does matter. May we find the will to make a way.

                                                                                 JDG

Light Exchange

Woman in a Trump Caravan

catches my friend’s eye,

smiles and gives two thumbs up.

My friend smiles back,

gives two thumbs down.

Back and forth they go,

thumbing and smiling,

til the caravan moves on.

                                              JDG

The Big Picture

Daily walks with Knox

interrupt my narrow focus,

help me find a broader view.

                                               JDG

Did We Have The Constitution?

What will the results show

when all the votes are counted?

Did we the people

have the constitution to

vote “to form a more perfect union.

establish justice,

ensure domestic tranquility,

provide for the common defence,

promote the general welfare,

and secure the blessings of liberty

to ourselves and our posterity”?

                                                          JDG

Small Acts

Feeding the birds,

watching them eat,

brings moments of peace

in troubled times.

                                          JDG