This day has been just a breath away from
frustration, a
sigh away
from mad,
a
shrug
away
from anger,
a tear away
from sad. Please don’t say it could well be worse.
JDG
An Open Question
If the sky we stand
beneath is large enough to
hold us and all our
differences, can I stand my
ground and keep an open heart?
JDG
World Peace And Me
“We think in generalities, but we
live in detail,”
Lord Whitehead
said and
he
spoke true.
Just today
I thought of world
peace and nagged the kids to let the dog out.
JDG
Autumn Sings
pointillistic leaves
against a watercolor sky –
autumn morning glows
~
Southbound geese collide
with incoming cawing crows.
Cardinal calls the show.
JDG
Balm From Barrie
“I’m not young enough,”
J.M. Barrie said, ” to know
everything.” I take
comfort from his words living
as I do with two
eye-rolling teenagers and
a preteen still in training.
JDG
At The Close Of Day
Each sunset closes
the day in its own way.
One goes out in a blaze of color,
another in a gradual fade.
Of the many ways to enter night,
may I choose the one that, for me, is right.
JDG
Strange Catch
I was tired but instead of a nap
I decided
to catch a
poem
right
there,
right then..
At first not
a nibble – til
I hauled in this strange and struggling catch.
JDG
The Juggler And The Juggled
It’s hard to juggle
when you’re the ball and don’t know
who the juggler is.
~
As long as I’m here
in the air, my only hope
is that the juggler’s good.
JDG
Little Did I Know
Little did I know back then how little
I really knew.
I guess I’m
growing
more
wise
day by
day, week by
week, year by year
as the little I know becomes more clear.
JDG
In-gathering
In gray mist suffused
with gold, first frost meets final
fire just as day
opens up, gathers us in,
bringing greeting and farewell.
JDG
