After some hours
he returns, that male cardinal,
and proudly shows her
his find. Side by side they sit,
and sheltered from snow,
they dine, pausing only long
enough to tilt their
heads and give a sideways glance
toward encroaching chickadees.
JDG
Preparing For If
If the big snow shows
parents will be as ready
as they can be, but
kids and teachers have been more
than ready for weeks and weeks.
JDG
New Green
I want to appreciate what’s newly
green in me and
in others.
I want
to
be
careful
to give this
young growth what it
needs and not judge it by what’s fully grown.
JDG
Winter Witness
Small patches of white –
reminder of snowfall past
and the one to come
JDG
Departure
Small bit by small bit
they let go, then quickly reached
again for something
of you to hold – even as
your train slowly pulled away.
JDG
From Here
A heart beat away
from eternity, I gaze
at the falling snow.
JDG
A Scattering Of Light
Sheltered among the shining pines, small drops
left over from
last night’s rain
scatter
light,
much
as sad
memories
sometimes linger
yet simultaneously scatter light.
JDG
Animal Whichery
Cat and dog approach,
settle on lap and at feet –
sweet togetherness?
Or simply a strategic
move – a silent plea for food?
JDG
A Road Too Often Taken
Seeing that bumper
sticker and that license plate,
I started down a
bumpy road. Fueled with righteous
indignation and
unexamined assumptions,
I traveled along
until Pogo looked at me
and said, as he has
said before, “We have met the
enemy and he is us.”
JDG
Night Life
In dreams all I think
I know is swept aside and
a motley crew of
is, was, and never has been
take the darkened stage.
Sometimes an “I” I barely
recognize joins in
and an alternate tale of
how things were, are, and
might still be is spun. It’s as
though I’m listening
to a wise but crazy aunt
and after I leave
I’ll have to sort things out. Still,
she has shown me how
things look from the other side
and I’m the richer for it.
JDG
aholdingplace 