I thought of a slew

of reasons to delay, but

went ahead and did it anyway.

                                                                      JDG

Through high winds and storms

we stand. 

Sometimes the turbulence

has been within,

sometimes between,

sometimes without.

Still we stand.

When heart, mind, and soul align

and we join hands with one another,

we don’t just survive –

we thrive.

                                                                                          JDG

“Oh no,” she said,

this granddaughter of mine.

“She’s discovered her breath –

what will it be next?

Her left big toe?

Oh woe. Oh woe.”

                                                                        JDG

Harvest moon, what did

your wandering ways reap as

you traveled across night skies?

                                                                          JDG

This morning I breathed

and moved with greater ease

as I did my routine.

It was nice

and easy really did do it.

                                                                              JDG

 Autumn morning light,

trees tipped with gold and red ,

 tired yellow  buses

filled with squirming kids –

moods of many colors.

                                                                            JDG

In this very moment

what do I need to let go of,

what do I need to add,

what do I need to keep

so that the best in me can step forward?

                                                                                          JDG