The Monastery

Monastery garden stands outside of time, no place for strife or conflict Mary’s shrine, guards the names of loved ones, Continue reading →

Baubles

Rain calls to them Snails Like baubles on the branches Copyright John de Gruyther 2019

The Waltz

Here I am now, entertain me So tired of people trying to explain to me Can’t let life be a Continue reading →

It’s a catch-22

Morning Prayer

He says the working man’s morning prayer “Am I happy What is the meaning of my labor Am I a Continue reading →

White Flowers

Get me the white flowers the ones we planted in ’78 the ones that grew over the garden gate the Continue reading →

Distraction

Distraction in vain Thin space waiting for the touch This is the living Copyright John de Gruyther 2019

The Children of the Rain – John De Gruyther

Originally posted on FREE VERSE REVOLUTION:
Day 1 They’d never seen the grass turn yellow before. It was the first sign of…