I have spent the day seeing butterflies
dragonflies
pelicans in flight, three abreast
listening to the boom of waves moving with the tide
gulping crisp air
trying to meditate
meditating
then trying again, this time with my eyes open
saying hello to strangers
frying ripe tomatoes on the stove
And i am grateful for each moment of normalcy
of reprieve
each moment that I forget, just for a little while, the bigger world
and live inside my day
So i…we… forge onward with these sleepy hours
amongst the lorikeets chirps
and the News bulletins
And I remember that butterflies bring good luck upon their wings
and pelicans are not social-distancing
that the crisp air is free
and the tide, ever-changing
While strangers become acquaintances
and a lover becomes a home.