My absent-minded granddaughters
are so upset with me
and for what reason
I really fail to see.
As they headed out the door
on this icy morn,
I did my granny thing
and asked,
not even plaintively,
“Remembered to wear shoes?”
– and, oh, the scorn.
JDG
Cherished Gifts
Rooted solidly
among family and friends, I
cherish the gift of
belonging but soon hope to
recover the gift,
temporarily misplaced,
of silence and solitude.
JDG
( With special thanks to my friend Tish for the evocative phrase, “the gift of silence and solitude”.)
She Has Her Reasons
Without thought of personal gain,
accolades or acclaim,
she plays
because
she likes the game.
JDG
At Water’s Edge
Tucked behind those trees,
at stilled water’s edge,
two young girls
watch an ancient
feminine mystery unfold
as moon reflects upon herself.
JDG
surveying the day
ahead, I decide to go
back to bed
JDG
Thanks But No Thanks
A Valentine’s Day Tree?
You’ve got to be kidding me.
This year’s Christmas tree needs to retain its dignity.
There will be no morphing into a tree
of hearts or bunnies or flags or pumpkins.
Take it down, my lazy bumpkins.
JDG
Simple Rituals
Simple rituals
start and end the day – morning
coffee, evening wine.
JDG
And?
Incomplete gestalts,
pauses pregnant
with what’s not yet
said, leave
us poised on
possibilities’
narrow
ledge at that
moment
right
before we …
JDG
Not Yet
Finally having
come to earth, that snow is quite
reluctant to go.
JDG
Horse Sense
“Humans!” that horse seemed
to snort, gazing at the road
as we drove by. “There
they go tooting along in
their rolling boxes,
nodding wisely and speaking
knowingly of horse
power. No wonder the world
is in such dubious shape!”
JDG
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