Jennifer Gurney

dreaming 

myself an artist

solo exhibition

—Jennifer Gurney

afternoon shadows

I play jump rope

with the wind

—Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

the branches

of my family tree

together

—Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

no photo needed

you get

the picture

—Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

this day

holding all the promise

of the future

Jennifer Gurney

each note

becomes the concert

piano recital

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

the number of

planes buzzing overhead

now outnumbers

the clouds, the birds

even the stars

Jennifer Gurney

 

days shortening

little by little

leaning into fall


Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

leaves changing

nearly as quickly

as life

Jennifer Gurney

 

all along the street

in the quiet of the night

fireflies dance

as if

no one is watching

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

feels like a second

from the first turned leaf

till the rush

of Halloween-Thanksgiving-

Christmas-New Years

Jennifer Gurney

in the middle

of five living generations

I see forever

Jennifer Gurney

 

 

snuggled in his chair

my brother on one side

and I on the other

Dad in between us

reading

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

sand in my suitcase

Michigan

follows me home

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

softly it falls

so gentle it’s a whisper–

first spring rain

Jennifer Gurney

planting 15

white Columbine

one for each life lost

Jennifer Gurney

the candle’s scent

gently follows me upstairs

tucking me into bed

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washed clean

by the river

my heart

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

migrating geese —

nature's universal sign

that life goes on

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

limitless—

a toddler's

whys

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souvenir

of a springtime hike—

muddy boots

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breathing life

into winter...

spring

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

on the edges

of my periphery—

you live

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

when the waves slow down

and the ocean rests—

evening

Jennifer Gurney

dusk—

the ideal time

moon shadow

 

Jennifer Gurney

hard to tell

where mountain peaks end

clouds begin

Jennifer Gurney

quiet—

the still, small voice

between the doubt

 

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

sliver reflection—

a crack amidst the ice

where sky falls in

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

waking to the light

through the crack under the door—

you are here


Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

I hear your voice

each morning

in the birdsong

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

heavy heads

bow toward earth

sunflowers

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

waking to bird song

you purring on my lap

light dancing

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

a clutch of clouds

held in her mind's eye for

such a day as this

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney

A ginkgo leaf

Flutters in the wind

Along with my heart

Jennifer Gurney