For some of us it’s
a struggle not to struggle –
to learn to do what
we can, then let go, knowing
prying may be required.
JDG
Solid Spaciousness
Empty of motion,
the morning stillness had an
uneasy solid
feel until that bird drew me
to the spaces in between.
JDG
For Every Palate
The featured item
on today’s weather menu –
the Combination
Special: stark and stormy, sunshine
splash, and somber and subdued.
JDG
Dual Diagnosis
The geek squad soon found
the problem in the portal,
that place of connection
between charger and computer –
a perfect metaphor
for the gap in myself between
inspiration and manifestation.
JDG
At Last
Not a settling for,
nor a settling in –
just the kind of peace
that comes when
the winds of thought
grow still and
the mind, at last,
can rest.
JDG
Wos Up?
“Wos up?” that license
plate asked on a day when I
was down, but when I
saw those trees blooming full and pink,
I simply answered, “Beauty”.
JDG
Small Scatterings
Small and radiant
they bloom, unfolding tiny
bits of joy, visible
to those who walk heads down.
JDG
Even Some Trees
Side by side, one in gold,
the other in red –
two trees, reluctant to change,
still cling to their autumn garb
though ruffled by the winds of spring.
JDG
Who Knew?
Who knew
something that light
could carry so much weight,
something fleeting could last so long,
but what began as a smile sixty
years ago has withstood earthquakes,
tsunamis and long droughts –
a true friendship.
Who knew?
JDG
( For Mary Lynn )
Without Goal Or Story
To pause, to look, to see
unfiltered by goal or story –
a long sought key
for opening my closed heart.
JDG
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