Tribute?

That tree outside my window lost a branch

before the wind

gained any

sway. Was

this 

a 

way of

offering

up a part of

itself to honor nature’s larger whole?

                                                                                           JDG

A Singular Love Affair

I must confess that sometimes

I become enchanted

with my own cleverness

and lose sight of the fact

 you aren’t as enamored as I.

                                                                    JDG

For Now

Tonight I rejoice in the evening sun.

I don’t know what

tomorrow 

will bring,

but

for

now, I’ll

celebrate

what is right here –

rolling green pastures lit with shining sun.

                                                                                          JDG

Rain Check

They must have heard it’s

about to rain cats and dogs,

because my two cats

and my two dogs have been on

their very best behavior.

                                                                  JDG

And There’s The Rub

I’ve considered the lilies of the field.

I want to grow

more like them

and not

spin

tales

that make

me anxious.

 I suspect I’ll

have to toil in a way lilies don’t.

                                                                              JDG

 

 

A New Order

“What’s the rush?”

I ask myself.

Without thinking I’ve gulped the cultural adrenaline.

It’s time

I pause

and sip

a different

drink.

                                                                                                 JDG

 

 

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Belated Learning

Note to my despairing self:

It’s better to have learned late

than never to have learned at all.

                                                                JDG

Looking Back

At day’s end I rest, knowing my efforts

 weren’t perfect, but

I did what

I could

do.

                                                                      JDG

Patience

Patience is like an

 hourglass. Sifting

sand

slowly, it

gives us time.

                                                                    by Beth Wiltshire