The Left Hand of Darkness

Pig Eye

Copyright John de Gruyther 2019  

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 →