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I love opening An unused drawer and finding An old note from you As if you stopped by At the exact right moment Just to say hello   Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. She is a...

It had been ages since I’d last heard your voice To be woken by the sound of you This morning Was bliss

Light a lamp for me On the windowsill with your love And I will find my way home Even through the dark Even through the waves of life I will find My way back home To you

Every morning You crawl into my lap As we start the day PJs and coffee Reading and snuggles Cozy morning time

The ocean knows that we are choosing not to know that we speak in the old vocabulary of waves dancing to the shore, and white caps sparkling in the sunlight –the romantic language of the past. Will we ever learn to hear...

(or I’m sorry to be “woke”) So many politicians now put me on their “block-this-caller” list I am losing faith that I might help create a better, greener, more compassionate world. When I am “canceled” by those I most want to...

Each time you leave, my heart trembles as my mind sings come home safe sweet love, come home safe. The world outside frightens me daily – the anger and violence, the vagaries of chance, my helplessness. When you leave, I become...

Our mission is to create lifelong learners –Maryland Humanities Council As it becomes more and more difficult to read or hear, I continue to learn when I need to say No and when to say Yes, how to be content with owning my...

I have been coming Home to you Nearly my entire life I’ve been gone Far longer than I lived here But I’ll be home soon This time And I’ll be home for good Very soon Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints,...

Your gentle tap Upon the earth To wet the surface With a sheen so light And soak into The loam Is a graceful gift

I love the taste of butter melted on hot toast with strong coffee in the morning on the porch with rain-soaked birdsong recipe for the start to a lovely day