One tree,
leaves of many colors:
natural harmony.
JDG
Carpe Diem
Let us begin now,
while we have the chance,
to build a more perfect union.
Let’s set aside small differences
and when the differences are large,
let’s find a way to bridge them civilly,
remembering each and every one of us
wants to matter and each and every one of us
does matter. May we find the will to make a way.
JDG
Light Exchange
Woman in a Trump Caravan
catches my friend’s eye,
smiles and gives two thumbs up.
My friend smiles back,
gives two thumbs down.
Back and forth they go,
thumbing and smiling,
til the caravan moves on.
JDG
The Big Picture
Daily walks with Knox
interrupt my narrow focus,
help me find a broader view.
JDG
Maybe This Time
Knox looks at me
with inquiring eyes, then sits.
Hope for a tasty treat
springs eternal
In his doggy chest.
JDG
Did We Have The Constitution?
What will the results show
when all the votes are counted?
Did we the people
have the constitution to
vote “to form a more perfect union.
establish justice,
ensure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defence,
promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity”?
JDG
What We Can Do
We can help create
the new normal by voting
for reason and care.
JDG
Different Strokes
I wish for Knox
a soft bed to rest,
but he prefers
to chew his nest.
JDG
Small Acts
Feeding the birds,
watching them eat,
brings moments of peace
in troubled times.
JDG
An Innocent Invitation
He invited them to play,
this puppy of mine,
but the cats they
disrespectfully declined.
He backed off, then tried once more.
Come on, Ladies, you’ll have fun.
I’ll even show you how it’s done.
But all his efforts were for naught;
hissing and huffing away they ran.
rejecting all the fun he sought.
JDG
