A Little Less Conversation

A little less conversation more tranquility That’s all the resolutions needed, you see When every star is death incarnate It Continue reading →

Finally

Finally we say goodbye, 2017 Memories up in smoke Drifting into the sky, joining with the clouds You weren’t there Continue reading →

Extravagant Ghosts

Is it extravagant to hope for dignity Gifts wrapped in bows but no one gives you affinity You’re still there Continue reading →

The Wrong Way Up

I can relate to this It’s easy to dismiss the lack of a riff Losing your rhythm is the easy Continue reading →

Merry Gentleman

Travel back through the year gone The sights and smells, dead but everlasting Miraculous peace within advent spirals Pine scents, Continue reading →

India Calling

What were your thoughts on a cold day in May thousands of miles away from early morning drills in the Continue reading →

Bliss before the Storm

The sunrise is bliss Hold onto that as you enter the fray Of another day Copyright John de Gruyther 2017 Continue reading →

Where is Silence

Open the blinds Breathtaking golden silence, the hills and sky are on fire Where is the quiet when it is Continue reading →