reflections on a
sunny Sunday morning
11 days from Christmas
heart heavy
from grief
from the world’s tragedies
yet trying to find
the joy of Advent
this morning
cognitive
dissonance
meets a purring cat on my lap
and joy
or at least a moment’s contentment
manages to land
Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. One of her poems was recently long listed for the Elizabeth Royal Patton Poetry Prize. Jennifer has nine books of poetry.
