The significance
of the insignificant
becomes more clear
with each passing year.
JDG
An Ordinary Day
An ordinary
day, extraordinary in
its own way because
we awoke and saw the play
of light, the stillness
of shadow, the river of
grace that flows through us each day.
JDG
A Phone Call Away
When reality
gives me a not-so-gentle
tap, I’m called to set
aside my phone with all its
apps, shift my gaze to
all that’s real and struggle to
apply myself to just that.
JDG
Response Ability
Is my response likely to enhance my
life or the lives
of others,
short term
or
long?
A good
question, but
if I don’t pause,
once that old amygdala’s sprung, I’m done.
JDG
Natural Flowering
small Campanula –
nature’s purple poetry,
bellflower haiku
JDG
Animal Tale
Jay chases Cardinal
Cardinal chases squirrel. The cat
waits, ready to pounce.
Dog barks. All flee. The drama
ends fast…and happily.
JDG
Above And Below
Undisturbed, the pond
reflects sky, trees, and soaring
birds and if you pause
to look you’ll also glimpse what
lies just below the surface.
JDG
The Scolding
Not one to hold back,
that Blue Jay let me know,
in no uncertain terms,
that weekend or no weekend,
he didn’t expect
to wait all day
for his meal
to be placed before him.
JDG
When All Is Well
At this very moment when all is well
in my small world,
may I not
shoplift
from
that
vast store
of other
times and other
places when my small world was out of joint.
JDG
Hidden And Unsought
Hidden and unsought,
her unattended heart grew
weaker every day.
JDG
