Natural Restoration

It doesn’t take much,

just a splash of sun, and our

spirits are restored.

                                                               JDG

 

Life’s Immeasurable Truth

Infinite impermanence –

Where it all begins

and ends is here, right now;

all else is memory

or imagination.

                                               JDG

 

The Eternal Teen

Finding what fits

in clothes and roles –

trying first this

and then that until

the right mix of comfort

and pizzazz is found.

                                                      JDG

 

 

Movers and Shakers

Caught in the draft of

cars speeding past, tall grass shakes

as its roots hold firm.

I ponder what speeding cars

and rooted grass have to teach.

                                                                         JDG

In Storm’s Path

When we got home,

you were there to greet us,

sweet mourning dove.

Cooing softly,

you didn’t take flight

but lingered close by

on the ground.

~

Worried you might

be injured, we slowly

approached, but you

flew to a near-by tree

and cooed, as if to say,

“Thanks, but no thanks.

I’ve got this and so do you.”

And, indeed, we do.

                                                               JDG

The Big Question

Locked in a prison

of my own making, I learn

I have the key.

The big question is… will I

use what I’ve learned and thus walk free?

                                                                             JDG