Watching Murphy play
with her toy mouse
reminds me of how
I play with words
when I write a poem.
JDG
Mission Accomplished
Even among these gentle doves,
there’s one who would rather tease than dine.
Fluttering feathers is what he sought,
and fluttering feathers is what he got.
JDG
Who Cares?
If your answer is
“I do”, then vote for someone
who, over time, shows
they care, not just for themselves,
but for everyone else too.
JDG
Full Measure
The measure of a person
is not in how much they have
or how much they know.
It’s in what they do
with what they have and what they know.
JDG
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Will someone
tell the clouds
enough already,
ask them to quit flooding us
with unwanted gifts?
JDG
Returned To Sender
The gift of today
often
goes unopened
because of
closed minds and hearts.
JDG
Behold The New
If we surrender
our perception of how things are
and how they should be,
we enter the realm
of uncomfortable uncertainty
and fresh possibility.
JDG
For Your Consideration
Now that we have time
to smell the roses, will we
complain they’re not gardenias?
JDG
Interspecies Observations
Undeterred by the gently falling summer rain,
they went about their day.
They didn’t wait for the perfect moment,
those hummingbirds and mourning doves,
cardinals and chickadees,
sparrows and jays.
They rested, sang, fed, and flew.
One glanced at me through the window,
cocked its head as if to say,
“What’s with you?”
JDG
Light Rain Falls
Light rain of hope falls
on dusty souls offering
them replenishment.
JDG
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