Severance

Tiny tip of pine

lying on the ground,

green needles fanning out

from gently curving stem,

what calamity brought you here

for me to see and hold –

  so tiny and so broken,

you who were once part of

a green and greater whole.

                                                              JDG

 

 

Seriously, Gaba

“Seriously, Gaba,” my granddaughter said,

“you might need some help.

First it was paying attention

to your right big toe

and now you’re raving about

toenail clippers. I understand

your appreciation for ingenuity

and good design, but really…

clippers with magnifying glasses

and Einstein quotes? Clippers with grippers

for aging folks?

Other grandmothers take note of

birds and flowers, clouds, and trees.

Gaba, get help. I beg you. Please.”

                                                                             JDG

 

Natural Reluctance

Late January

and those few red leaves still cling

to their mother’s limbs.

                                                                JDG

A Nudge From Above

The sky today showed us how it’s done.

Wispy clouds of white fluff

edged next to those of more somber hue.

  Doves rose and hawks descended

as the sun played hide and seek, 

scattering light and shadow –

all in a vast field of spacious allowing.

                                                                                  JDG

 

When

When my heart and mind

open wide and there’s enough space

 for you to stand in the fullness

of your being, only then

can a real encounter begin.

                                                                          JDG

 

Granddaughterly Advice

“In heaven you won’t need technology,

so if I were you,

I’d start shaping up now

’cause I’ve often heard you mutter,

‘to hell with technology’,

and I don’t know

who would have it worse,

you or technology,

if you were bound together

for all eternity.”

                                                                                      JDG

 

 

Constrained

Sometimes limitations of form

expand imagination.

When all things aren’t possible,

some things still are.

It’s our task to find them.

                                                                JDG