Ten minutes a day,
sitting in a chair – begin
to move, remember
to breathe – how hard is that? It
should be easy, but
it’s not. The hardest part is
being present sitting there.
JDG
When Hate Comes Knocking
When hate comes knocking
we must turn it away
without locking heart’s door.
JDG
Putting The Mind To Good Use – Day 10
“It is no use to
sit in a peaceful forest
if our mind is lost
in the city,” says Thich Nhat
Hanh. I took his words
to heart as I exercised
today and did my
best not to race ahead to
when this process was
finally done. I stayed right there,
focused on each move
I took and I found my body
without losing my mind.
JDG
May We Remember
May we remember
Heather Heyer
who hallowed
the ground upon which she stood.
May we pause today
and ask ourselves
where we stand,
what values we serve
on this planet made sacred by love.
JDG
Day 9 – There’s The Rub
Muscles I didn’t know I had
have begun to ache.
They’re plaintively asking
why I can’t
just
leave
well-enough
alone.
JDG
They Kissed And Made up
After the storm, sea and sky quietly
made up and sent
friendly waves
to the
shore.
JDG
Not Beached Yet-Day 8
If this doesn’t show me
I can do this,
I don’t know what will.
On this rainy day at the beach
while others munch and watch movies,
I retreat,
turn on that blasted video,
and actually complete my rigorous
ten minute, seated, exercise routine.
I modestly proclaim,
though not yet fit,
I am no longer woeful.
JDG
Saving Grace
Heading for the beach,
the five of us – three teens, one
midlifer and one
geriatric – lucky for
me, they’re all on their cell phones.
~
Tomorrow we’ll be
joined by one more teen and two
very young adults.
I’ll do then what any wise
elder would do – sip some wine.
JDG
On The 7th Day
On the seventh day I discover there’s
poetry in
practice as
well as
grit.
JDG
Curtain Call
After the sun slips
beyond the horizon, but
before starlight fills
the sky, we stand and listen
as then and now and when call.
JDG
