Went to the grocery store,
saw empty shelves
where hand sanitizer and toilet paper used to be.
Thought of the lines from that popular song from the Sixties
“What the world needs now is love sweet love.
It’s the only thing there’s just too little of “.
~
How different things would be
if love were as contagious as fear.
JDG
In turbulent waters,
we don’t need a raft
of kindnesses.
It would be great, but
one per person will do.
JDG
A purple unity,
formed by each separate blossom
carpets the roadside.
May we also form a unity,
not of color but of care,
and carpet the world.
JDG
A grey bank of clouds –
a small opening –
a glimmer of light.
There are days
when my mind’s like that too.
JDG
Unexpected tears – saw a white-haired man
walking his dog,
remembered
I’m old
too.
Then
I saw
another,
more important,
truth. That old man and I are still walking.
JDG
Sometimes we think
we’re well on our way
to a new destination
only to discover the path
is longer than we thought.
JDG
Murphy peers through the glass door,
keeping watch. You never know
who or what might appear,
but Murphy is alert and ready.
We can step back and relax.
Murphy’s got this and she’s steady
JDG
When forsythia reaches out
to give the world a hug,
Spring smiles back, inviting us
to reach out too.
JDG
It’s just seventeen
syllables and I can’t seem
to come up with one.
JDG
Green buds of hope burst forth, bringing promise
of renewal
even on
these bleak
days.
JDG
