It CAN happen here.
Our enemies lie within.
May we heed the Wise One’s words
and unless we are without
sin, cast not the first stone.
JDG
May It Always Be Thus
Sun-kissed hills of frost,
watchful trees starting to blush –
Autumn love story.
JDG
Tonglen Gone Awry
I breathe in her choice
of loud, discordant music
and breathe out judgement.
JDG
A Thorny Matter
May we remember the hands that reach for
the rose and may
we protect
them from
thorns.
JDG
The Hallow-Cane by Janie Wilson
A Novel Proposal
May we blend rhyme with
reason and have compassion
this harsh election season.
JDG
The “Then What” Of Climate Change
When we only care
about getting to the top,
we’re not ready for
climb-it change. What if when we
get to the top, nothing’s there?
JDG
Road Signs
Right before the road curved,
the sky was filled with gold.
Although I couldn’t linger,
that golden image could.
When I arrived home
I was rich with memory
of a golden moment
on life’s curving road.
JDG
Intersection
A bit of blue peeks through
a sky covered
with slow-moving clouds
of dingy white and gray.
I catch a glimpse
of what lies beyond,
a constancy
that will see me through.
JDG
A Natural Nudge
Caught in an inner storm,
I almost didn’t see
the sun’s scattering of gold
among the swaying trees –
nature’s shimmering reminder
that there’s more to life than me.
JDG
aholdingplace 