What gets left behind

with our unmade minds

forever rushing?

What do we leave behind

if we did not take the 

the time to notice?

What is no longer mine

because neither you nor I 

could take our time?

12/02/2024                                                                                                                           j.g.l.

Be thankful
for what you have, for
what you have to let go of,
and for those who are still
with you. Gratitude comes
in many forms. Look around.
Be thankful.

                                                                             j.g.l.

     It is only silence and only 

   for now, a minute or three

           but who is counting?

Enough, for now.

     Slight Repose, a little grace,

   enough until you have

   found your place.    Might be 

   morning, or the end of the day, 

   yet it is time to yourself anyway. 

           For now.

11/29/2024                                                                                                      j.g.l.