For days now,
those two mourning doves
have eaten side by side
and just yesterday
they nuzzled against each other.
They’re taking it slow, but each day
they grow closer to one another.
Would that we humans were as patient
and as wise.
JDG
Past, Present, And Future
Scattered among
last year’s fallen leaves –
tiny blue promises
of this year’s
budding life.
JDG
A State Of Unwrest
Today I rested while doing –
not hurried, not worried,
not checking things off a very long list –
just an easy flow
from one task to the next.
JDG
What’s Their Secret?
Those mourning doves dine
unperturbed by warring jays
and feisty squirrels.
Would that I could sit serene
amid life’s fuss and flurry.
JDG
Higher Education
Pink clouds mingle with
grey. The sky teaches us how
to hold differences.
JDG
Separate But Connected
Boundaries that allow
for connected separateness
aren’t too soft
or too hard
when we dance well together.
JDG
Morning Announcement
The earth lay beneath
a misty blanket of fog
but birds and squirrels
were not deterred and let me
know breakfast could still be served.
JDG
Listening Skills
Knowing that the storyteller within
weaves all kinds of tales,
we can listen
with interest without
getting caught in the web.
JDG
Red, White, And Blue
Against a blue sky
Cardinals sit perched
on a white blossomed tree
bidding farewell to February,
welcoming the approach of Spring.
JDG
Que Sera, Sera
Though storms
may be on the horizon,
they’re not here now.
Let’s relish this moment
and hold space for the next.
JDG
