Even on this rainy day

the daffodils trumpet 

 their golden song.

JDG

This Spring that old tree

stands without a leaf, but

its gaunt beauty remains.

JDG

As his wife is handed

the folded flag, our eyes fill

with tears for the loss

of husband, father, grandfather,

uncle, brother, father-in law, and friend –

a man who lived with honor,

intelligence, kindness, loyalty, and mischievous wit.

JDG

Those birds wonder why I think

they need a poem

when it’s clear 

they have their own songs.

JDG

Even as folks fret and fight,

flowers continue to bloom,

 birds continue to sing.

JDG