In order to save a few minutes, we
speed up and lose
our pleasure
in what’s
here.
We
rush to
pursue what
isn’t here, then,
exhausted, we start all over again.
JDG
The Wisdom Of Asking
We think we know a lot and we do, but
it is wise to
ask if it
is all
true.
JDG
Guest Post by Roger Pittard – “The Worst”
Expect the worst
whenever considering
possibilities.
That was my
heritage
from Mommy and Dad.
To date
is to get a girl
pregnant.
To buy a bat and ball
is to cause
serious injury.
Going to the University of Chicago
ruined a friend’s
view of life.
Growing a beard
will wreck your
ministry.
Driving from Virginia
to California,
expect your car
to break down.
Expecting the worst
still is my first
and
deeply ingrained
reaction.
RBGP
Poet In The Making
A child looks at
falling snow flakes, announces
pixies are dusting
cobwebs from empty mansions
in the sky. Spring’s almost here.
JDG
March Wedding
White sky blossoms fall
and join earth’s bursting blooms –
two seasons unite.
JDG
It Is Enough
Feeling gratitude for a number of
unspecified
things, though I
could name
more
than
a few
if I had
to. It’s enough
to bask in unenumerated joys.
JDG
Suddenly I Saw
Suddenly I saw
what I couldn’t see before.
When my gaze was fixed
within, I couldn’t see your
outstretched hand pointing
to that baby squirrel digging
so determinedly.
Then I heard you ask if I
had joined the squirrel
in a never-ending search
for something below
the surface, something sensed, but
unseen. I looked up and saw.
JDG
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Day 171 – Not Now But Maybe Soon
When does a task take
a leap into the domain
of just what I do –
when a task is no longer
a task, but something just done?
JDG
It May Be Time
When our days grow full
and threaten to overflow,
it may be time to
do a little emptying
not just of days but of self.
JDG
Day 170 – Checks and Balances
Today I checked, saw
I was unbalanced. Began
my exercise plan again.
JDG
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