Those San Antonio Moons

When multiple moons

glowed through our hotel window,

I knew we had to

 cut back on Texas moonshine.

Soon I was relieved

to find those many moons weren’t

Texas excess. They

were simply shining orbs from

a nearby parking garage.

                                                 JDG

 

Soaring

It’s just flow and foam

up here where all straight edges

disappear and I’m

left peacefully to drift in

seamless, shifting space.

Being up in the air leaves

drawing lines to those on ground.

                                                                              JDG

Embers Still Glow

Embers still glow where

the ever-shifting flames of

enthusiasm

once danced. There’s heat enough here

to carry us through the night.

                                                                                  JDG

In The Manner of Miss Manners

I was invited

to go a whole day without

complaining once. I

graciously declined because

of previous commitments.

                                                                           JDG

For Things Apparent But Unseen

In the light drizzle,

tucked behind the cloud-covered sky,

 the sun still shines.

This we know by science and by faith.

 For this  and for many other things

apparent but unseen,

we offer thanks.

                                                                            JDG

Minute By Minute

He has a gentle way of shifting my focus

to include not just me

but also others

who have their own

struggles,

dreams,

and fears.

With this second look

my heart opens

and compassion comes

both for myself

and the other.

Now, if only I could get

this shift to stay

longer than a minute

this and every day.

                                                                            JDG

Dreamscape

A giant spool turns

counterclockwise winding thread.

From a shade-less lamp

an odd-shaped bulb gives light.

A large bell clangs once.

What is one to make of such

images in last night’s dreams? 

                                                                                            JDG

A Little Learning

When I first heard her say,”This is something

up with which I

will not put,”

I thought

she

paid 

too much

attention

to the don’t end

a sentence with a preposition rule.

Later I learned

she enjoyed

making

fun

of 

those rules

dreamed up by

some folks with

more time on their hands than brains in their heads

                                                                                          JDG