It’s strange how 

these exercise movements 

reflect my mood –

up and down, back and forth,

open and closed. 

                                                                      JDG

Grief held us together

and fashioned a bond

through all we lost.

May we now come together

and fashion a bond

from the joy that remains

and the fullness of life ahead.

                                                                             JDG

Instead of taking

a nap, I exercised and

refueled in another way.

The going is slow,

but so am I and I find

I’m slowly learning. 

                                                                 JDG

It has taken me almost

seventy-five years to discover

there’s nowhere to be

except right where I am.

I was always on my way

to somewhere that wasn’t

and a lot of times I still am.

                                                                      JDG

While exercising today 

I gently turn my focus away

from just getting it done.

I turn my attention, instead,

to how my body feels

as I move and breathe

and, I must say,

it is easier and a bit more fun.

                                                                         JDG

Sometimes when I need it the most,

 the right book appears,

the right song plays,

the right person calls,

or at just the right moment

 a car passes and its license plate

makes me smile.

Maybe it’s happenstance

and maybe it’s not.

Either way, I give thanks

for the timely arrival

of unexpected grace.

                                                                                                   JDG