Neither Nor

Not sunny, but not

rainy either – one of those

 non definitive,

Spring days -great for learning how

to go with whatever is.

                                                                                           JDG

On And On

So many hours pass

and the talk I mostly hear

comes from my own head.

                                                                              JDG

Jay Did Politics

That jay didn’t need super delegates,

pay-to-play backers,

or even Debbie Wasserman Schultz

to proclaim one-jay rule

in this backyard jayocracy.

                                                                                                              JDG

Stranger Than Fiction

The many storied 

lives we lead can result in

strange works of fiction.

Lured by this lore, we might miss

the truth stored in the basement.

                                                                                                      JDG

Someday

I can’t choreograph the birds,

who comes and when,

how long they stay.

All I can do is

lay down the seed,

chase away the cat,

and watch and wait.

Still, I find myself wishing

the tufted titmouse might linger,

the cardinal would move just a little to the right,

those jays wouldn’t put up such a fight.

Someday, I hope to simply sit

and watch both myself and them 

with uncorrective curiosity.

                                                                                                                                           JDG

That Elusive Pause

That elusive pause – the time to stop, to

take a few breaths,

to assess

if the

path

I’m

about

to take is

the one I should

tread. Will it take me where I want to go

and will I be

the kind of

person

I

want

to be

as I walk

the path ahead,

be it an easy one or one that’s rough?

                                                                                          JDG

Sometimes

I plan, I reflect,

I tell myself stories, 

I remember,

I get lost.

I circle back to times past

or travel to tomorrowland,

but sometimes an unexpected stillness comes

and I find myself right here, right now,

awake and at rest. 

                                                                                                                                          JDG

Against All Odds

Against all odds, we found it,

 a dress we both adore.

When an eighteen year old

 and one past seventy

finally agree on anything,

 especially on a dress,

  you’ve got something really special.

You’ve got nothing less than a miracle.

                                                                                                        JDG

Ebb And Flow

It just takes a slight

promise of sun to brighten 

the gloom of the day –

another reminder that 

neither gold nor gray can  stay.

                                                                                   JDG

All Creatures Great And Small

During a pause on

this rain-soaked afternoon, three

hungry jays vie for

dining rights amidst a gang

of single-minded,

acrobatic squirrels and

one tiny tufted

titmouse – a backyard drama

rivaling the best 

of political combat

and reality t.v.

                                                                                                  JDG