A Look Back

What we see when we look back depends not

on the past, but

 on who we’ve

come to

be.

                                                                                    JDG

Cardinal Colors

High among the branches

of a distant tree

rests a glowing

patch of red

with shimmering wings.

                                                JDG

 

 

Small And Alone

Such a tiny deer

crossing the road all alone,

no companions or

mother nearby – May it be

safe, May it find its way home.

                                                 JDG

Magic Moment

 An invisible force

casts a shimmering spell

and the trees begin to

 wave and whistle.

Listening, the nearby pond 

responds with winks and giggles.

                                                      JDG

Words To Live By

We know he’s not a reader,

but if he had opened the book

he held tightly in his hands,

he might have come upon these words:

“Love the Lord, thy God with all thy heart, 

and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”

and “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”

If he had taken those words to heart

the path before him would not

 have been cleared with tear gas.

                                                           JDG

Advice To Self

If you feel yourself

start to sink and know you don’t

have the energy

to swim, just take a deep breath,

relax, and let yourself float.

                                                          JDG

Together We Walk

Toby and I pause

at the same tree.

I see lush leaves

filtering the morning sun.

He sniffs roots and bark

for signs of passersby –

Two walkers,

two very different walks.

                                         JDG