If I surrender
my need to be right, then I
can better hear you
and the place from which I speak
will have room enough for two.
JDG
Toby Explains
When a dog’s bark is
worse than his bite, he’s better
off avoiding fights.
JDG
Soft Surrender
Today’s unsteady
drizzle slowly steadies me.
With some options off the table,
I can make the guiltless choice
to simply settle in.
JDG
Critical Mass
Today we gathered,
our presence speaking truth to
power. Were we heard?
JDG
National Bird Watch
Not that there aren’t eagles
out there, but it helps to know
if what you’re seeing
are soaring common crows or
just bewildered mockingbirds.
JDG
We The People
As one chapter ends
and a new one begins,
we hold our collective breath.
With each breath that follows,
may we the people vow
to do what we can each day
for love and reason to prevail
so we don’t lose our way.
JDG
Choice Point
Stumbling through a fog
of self-concern,
I bump into you.
We have a choice:
extend a hand,
raise a fist.
move on with indifference.
JDG
Alternate Reality
What if he tweeted late night messages
of unity,
openness,
hope and
truth?
JDG
Hope Springs
Hope springs evergreen,
its roots planted firmly
in what is,
its limbs outstretched, reaching
for what still could be.
JDG
A Matter Of Practice
Just as I’ve showed up
each day to write a poem,
I will show up each day
for Joy Meditation.
I will begin slow,
not take on too much,
and be patient as I learn,
taming my American way
of wanting to hurry
and arrive, not today but, yesterday.
JDG
For those of you who might be interested, the Joy Meditation practice is
on pages 342-345 in THE BOOK OF JOY, an account of the week
Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent with the Dalai Lama
in celebration of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday.
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