Yes, Virginia,
there is a Santa Claus,
but this year
we’re not so sure
Winter will get here in time
to greet him.
JDG
Passage
It was a short walk
that took an eternity –
past guardians of
the status-quo and into
the open arms of freedom.
JDG
Musical Tonglen
When anxiety
visits, I’ll breathe in its noise
and breathe out music.
JDG
Sure And Certain
I know they’ve reserved
a special place in heaven
for those who shop with
teenage girls. Patience must
open wide those pearly gates.
JDG
Morning Song
The tree was alive with red-breasted birds
aquiver with
full-throated
song. I
long
to
linger,
but work calls
and I lend an
ear to another kind of heart-felt song.
JDG
Autumn Meeting
Beneath a cloudless
sky, as the last leaves slowly
lose their gold, what once
was and what is yet to be
silently meet what is now.
JDG
A Cinquain By Janet Cook
Wisdom:
Philosophy
of mystical nature.
Intellect rests while deep knowing
Awakes.
Janet Cook
The Calling
When darkness descends
we must try even harder
to call forth the light.
JDG
From The Rubble
From the rubble hate
leaves, may the invincible
power of justice,
truth, beauty, and love arise
and, phoenix-like, spread strong wings.
JDG
A Steal
Is it wrong to steal
someone else’s prayer? My
friend Georgianne spoke
to my larcenous heart and
funny bone with her prayer:
“Please turn this whine into water.”
JDG
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