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

 

 

 

Intrepidly Imprudent

Even in the rain

 the squirrels came,

ever hopeful

the birdseed would be there.

Joined by cardinals and jays,

they gobbled away

and saved none

for the next rainy day.

                                             JDG

 

 

A Brief Pandemic Brief

H-O-N-0-R,

P-R-O-T-E-C-T,

G-R-E-E-T.

                                                                                                                                                    JDG

(with thanks to LuAnne Holder for introducing

me to alphabiku, a form of haiku)

Go Girl!

As the sky slowly

grows more clear, I feel my mood

begin to lighten

and send messages to my

feet to run and greet the sun.

                                                          JDG

Grist For The Mill

Another gray start

of day. Find myself wishing

it wasn’t this way.

Notice the bright song of birds.

Decide to join them with words.

                                                 JDG

When I Grow Anxious

With folded hands pressed against my chest, I

offer myself

comfort right

here, right

now.

I

breathe in

love, hold it

close, accepting

myself, offering kind understanding.

                                                                                  JDG