Two Minutes of Grace

As I sit and count all the ways

she’s been wrong and

is wrong still,  an

uncomfortable

grace grips me and gives me a shake,

bringing into

view others I’ve

had this problem

with. A new possibility

is offered me.

Perhaps the one

who’s wrong is me.

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I want to lie down in Rumi’s

field where there are

no ideas

of wrongdoing

or rightdoing, where all there is

is a space where

I can join them

in the precious

fullness of this world and we can,

at long last, meet

and find ways back

to each other.

                                                         JDG

When Uneasiness Comes Knocking

Following Rumi’s advice,

when a certain

uneasiness

came knocking at

my door, I didn’t pretend not

to hear, turning

my attention

to other things.

Instead we sat, uneasiness

and I, waiting,

speaking no words –

just listening.

                                          JDG