Once the surface rippled
from the landing of a bird,
a breeze’s gentle touch,
a pebble tossed.
Now the pond holds firm and frozen,
moved no longer by such actions.
Soon the sun will work its magic
and the pond’s potential
to be ruffled by
such meetings
will slowly be restored.
JDG
Exercise – a nice
warm-up on a cold day –
a needed jump start
JDG
Got a list of gripes,
another of gratitudes.
Which will win the day
depends solely on the mood
of this aging list keeper.
JDG
Saturday workout –
starting the weekend out right
with a few huffs and puffs,
but minimal fuss.
JDG
It didn’t take a bonfire to bring
much-needed warmth
to this cold
winter
night.
It
only
took one bloom
from that Christmas
Cactus to warm us all with pink delight.
JDG
Ignoring a wall
built with hard stones of difference,
he offered comfort
born from a suffering shared
and the perspective it brings.
JDG
So now I embark
on the second third, feeling
pleased about what I’ve
already achieved, looking
forward to what lies ahead.
JDG
Round and round she goes,
this kitten, chasing her tail,
and even when she
momentarily grabs on,
it’s not for long, much like us.
JDG
One hundred twenty days,
four months,
a third of a year –
any way you cut it,
I’m still here.
JDG
On my morning drive to work,
past mottled fields of snow
beneath a mottled sky,
I reflect on the mottled nature of things.
No matter how much we long for purity,
life on this earth is a mottled affair
and so are we.
JDG
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