Out for a walk,
I chance to look back
and following,
almost in a line,
are my dog and both cats.
What I want to know
is who sent the memo
that I was not
to walk alone?
JDG
The Strange Economics of Giving
Drawing from what we have
and giving to another
enriches both giver and receiver,
defying all accounting.
JDG
The Heart Of The Matter
That towering pine,
that bent willow,
that scurrying mouse,
that leaping deer,
that stinging wasp,
that honey-making bee,
that soaring eagle,
that light-shy bat,
that wiggling minnow,
that striking snake,
that climate change denier,
this poem-writer –
yes, all of us –
all of us are matter
and yes, oh yes,
we each matter.
JDG
Natural Treasures
Gold coins scattered
across green fields –
maybe now
we’ll see their worth.
JDG
(photo from pixabay)
A Chakra Speaks
As I focused on
my third eye, I said, “I
want candy.” A burst
of explosive laughter
was the third eye’s sole reply.
JDG
On My Way
After being trapped in a sauna of
small stuff, I say
no more sweat
for me
’cause
I’m
going
to head for
a higher ground
of cool surveyance and a broader view.
JDG
Timely Reminder
May I take this gift
of time into my arms, hold
it near my beating
heart, cherish it breath by breath
as it yawns and stretches.
JDG
Star Struck
Sometimes the night sky
defies convention, scatters
multicolored stars.
JDG
photograph by Andy Garrabrant
Blank Slate
My thoughts are without
form and my mind void, a state
appropriate for
meditation, but right now,
while trying to write,
I’d welcome one sliver or
shiver to get me started..
JDG
What’s The Rush
We must get a rush
from rushing – this frantic race
to the finish line –
or are we just trying to
outrun “running out of time”?
JDG
aholdingplace 