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.