In this constant din
how can we listen to that
still, small voice within?
JDG
Summer Woes
“Sweltering” doesn’t
begin to cover it, and
who needs covering
anyway on a day as
incredibly hot as this.
JDG
In The Beginning
Every successful
leap forward starts with a step
back, first to survey
what is and then to open
heart and mind to what could be.
JDG
Look Sharp
When those old saws won’t
cut new wood, we might want to
find another way.
JDG
While We Wait
Pausing my program of complaint,
I listened
to an important message from
our sponsor:
“Weeping may endure for the night
but joy comes in the morning.”
JDG
Strangely
Not everyone sees
the value of a weekend
spent in idleness,
a weekend where not one thing,
not even fun, is pursued.
JDG
In Good Spirits
Just for fun, I write.
Playing with images, words,
and ideas gives
me pleasure and if reading
them gives you pleasure
too, it’s like drinking the same
very good glass of wine twice.
JDG
At A Loss
I had just started
running through my well-thought-out
points when she looked at
me and asked, “What part of ‘yes’
don’t you understand?”
All my carefully chosen
words had no need to
be spoken and I confess
I felt a certain sense of loss.
JDG
With An Eye To The Sky
Can’t change the weather no matter how much
I insist,
so
I’ll turn to
what I
can
do –
I can
love and laugh
listen and learn –
Hmm… it turns out I CAN change the weather.
JDG
A Surprising Turn
Wanting to relax, to let go
of all that held me tightly
in its grip, I turned my attention
to my breath, counting as
I inhaled, then exhaled,
then inhaled again.
Suddenly,
I was surprised to find
my eyes fill with tears,
tears not of sadness or relief,
but simply tears of gratitude
for the mystery of breath itself.
With that sudden flow
of gratitude came an unexpected
letting go.
JDG
