There Was A Moment

There was a moment

when I picked up that coffee cup

and moved it toward my mouth…

a brief moment,

but a moment nonetheless…

when I noticed a quiet satisfaction

and a seamless peace.

                                                      JDG

Behind Those Walls

Behind those walls

of fire and ice

our vulnerability hides.

Let’s use fire’s warmth

to melt the ice

so the water of life 

can freely flow.

                          JDG

Message Received

Seeing them line up

on the empty porch rail

and face my window,

I got the point

and hurried out

with their accustomed bird seed.

                                                       JDG

Old But New

Walking our familiar path,

two elders, Toby and I,

discover new wonders –

a heartening harbinger

of the time ahead.

                                                   JDG

As We Move Forward

Let’s say a tender

goodbye to the joys and ills

of the last decade.

May we embrace the lessons

learned and the blessings received.

                                                        JDG

Again?

Seeing the mind fall in love

with its own cleverness,

the heart heaves a sigh.

                                        JDG

Ins And Outs

Out here

things move slow

and I know 

I could move slow too.

I know

I could

slowly still

my self-created frenzy.

The problem

isn’t with

 the knowing.

The problem

is with

the doing.

                JDG

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story Time

Anxiety comes bursting in,

seizing the night, 

turning it even darker

with harrowing tales

of what ifs and none

have happy endings.

Slowly, amidst the din,

I make out a gentle whisper.

“Count.” it says

“and with each number

name a blessing to remember”.

It takes willingness and time

but Anxiety and I are softly soothed

by a fuller story.

                                         JDG