Contemplative Presence

When heart and mind touch

in a space beyond and within

themselves and the vast surround,

a transcendent embodiment of love

is conceived and maybe born.

                                                                                     JDG

A Gift Received

After days of rain, sunlight ignited

soaring sparks of 

shimmering

pleasure .

For

now

I’ll bask

in golden

light and allow

myself to simply sit and take it in.

                                                                                    JDG

 

 

 

Dietary Discourse

“We can’t digest what

you’ve been feeding us,” my belly says.

“You mean you don’t find fear, worry, distrust,

  angst, and anger appetizing?” my mind asks.

They laugh together, belly and mind,

as I breathe deeply and relax.

Consciousness expands.

                                                                                       JDG

 

 

Cardinal Knowledge

Light rains? Use your brains

and forage for food beneath

all nearby bushes.

Heavy rains and flash floods?  Time

to fly elsewhere for some grub.

                                                                             JDG

Lost In A Mirage

Unable to see

the oasis right before

us, lost as we are in a

mirage of fear and

discontent, we curl up in

a closed off ball of

disconnection and miss what’s

green and thriving just ahead.

                                                                       JDG

 

Listening To My Own Words

“In uncertain times,”

I said, then paused, realizing

no times were certain.

“When we’re conscious,” I resumed,

paused, reflected, fell silent.

                                                                                 JDG

Rooted Presence

Another storm, another shattered limb

from a tree that

has given

us so

much –

white

blossoms

in spring and

much-welcomed shade

in summer – diminished now, but still strong.

                                                                                             JDG

Thorny Truth

Blackberry bushes

send white messages – beauty

first, then the fruit.

                                                         JDG

Some In Every Crowd

Every day we filled her bowl,

confident she was well fed.

 Soon others came to share her bounty –

squirrels by day, a possum and raccoon

by night. All dined without fuss

or flutter until the arrival of the jays.

These airborne blue bloods

saw no value in turn-taking

and loudly proclaimed their right of first refusal,

utterly astonished  to be contested

by a mere cat and lowbred squirrels.

                                                                                                                        JDG