I open the door.

Knox steps put,

takes a sniff, turns around,

walks back in.

One skunk meet and greet

was enough.

JDG

Does AI plot, scheme,

and fight among themselves

like we humans do. or

is it more advanced ?

JDG

To the wind that tree

was just a brief encounter

as it roared past, but

it was home to squirrels and birds

and much beloved by us.

JDG

When I was young

I used to say I hoped

I’d live til eighty-four,

but now that I’ve turned

eighty-three, I’m upping that

to a hundred and four.

JDG

Moon flees Sun’s advances.

“You can’t take me for granted

just because we share the sky.”

JDG

On our morning walk

a bird kept calling,

“Cutie, cutie, cutie.”

So touched was I

that when I got home,

I promptly filled

the bird feeder.

I just hope

it wasn’t meant

sarcastically.

JDG

It seemed the squirrels and bluejays

had called a Christmas truce,

but it didn’t take long

before wings began to flap

and tails began to thump

as they each laid claim

to our birdseed gift.

JDG

Birds sing as squirrels scramble

for the seed on the porch rail.

There’s enough for everyone.

JDG

Words come and go,

and although we try to

chase them down,

often they just can’t be found.

JDG

Sometimes it just takes

an understanding smile

or a tail wag or two

to shift our day to a happier hue.

JDG