Ill Prepared

Nobody ever told me

I should go to magician school,

but I wish they had because,

like so many of us,

I’m asked to work magic

and produce whatever is needed

out of thin air.

                                                                   JDG

We Travelers

That deer and I exchanged a look.

“Who is the visitor here,” 

we asked, “you or I?”

The rising sun and setting moon

shine their light on both of us

and continue on their cosmic way.

                                                           JDG

Bountiful Morning

Early this morning,

before the birds began to call,

I sprinkled their food

on the broad porch rail.

One by one they came –

a feast for them and for my eyes.

                                                   JDG

 

It’s A Stretch

It’s a stretch of limbs

and a semi-rigid mind,

but I slowly find

a more limber way to be –

an exercise in delight.

                                 JDG

Environment Of Change

So grateful Greta

and others do not err on

the side of caution.

What will become of us if

no one speaks truth to power?

                                              JDG

Highlights

Juniper branches

hold scattered raindrops,

adding a bit of

sparkle to an otherwise

dismal December day.

                                    JDG

Carried Away

All in a flurry –

wind and leaves and birds and folks –

this Thanksgiving Day.

                                                                                                     JDG

Bird Call

I wonder if birds watch us

just as we watch them.

Would they classify us

according to those who

feed them and those who do not?

Mainly I hope they don’t

rely on the assessment

of some disgruntled crow.

                                                      JDG