Skyscape

The night grew light

when

it sprouted the moon.

                                                 JDG

Just A Pen And Paper Away

Sometimes writing is

a life line I toss myself

to pull me ashore

when the waters I’m swimming

in grow rough and threatening.

                                                                           JDG

At The Center With Me And I

Upset today by one more broken thing,

self-pity and

blame flooded

over

me.

I

can choose

to sink or

I can stretch to

 float and feel the sun soothe my tender skin.

                                                                                                  JDG

Easter Prayer

May we remember

that in the darkest of times

love was reborn.

                                                       JDG

In The Fullness of Time

 Today’s sun hid ’til

almost noon only to be

 replaced by a full

   moon.  Still, when the time was right,

sun stepped forth and shone full bright.

                                                                                          JDG

 

 

 

Granddaughter, Crow, and Me – We Three

I didn’t quite know

what to make of that crow’s strange

behavior today,

but my granddaughter said she

was sure I’d find some

meaning, deep and profound, like

I always do if

I’d give myself half a chance.

~

There was no tasty

morsel enticing him, but

he, knowing we were

 approaching in our car, just 

kept on strolling down

the road in front of us ’til

he was ready to

move to a lawn near by. No

hurry, no worry, 

alert with no agenda.

~

Was he modeling

a way of being we should

adopt? Granddaughter’s eyes roll.

                                                                                       JDG

 

 

Lofty Invitation

A sudden burst of bird song,

a lilting greeting from on high,

invites us to drop our weighty worries,

unfurl our wings, and fly.

                                                                                     JDG