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Looking Inward

the Covid 19 pandemic has changed the entire world ... and me personally I am a different person now have found a serenity and tranquility I never had with such depth and feeling and weep for those who have died and those struggling to live ~ I can find a stillness and beauty in small things and I am able to forgive and reach out with peace and love able to look inward ... and I like the new me~ in our third lockdown here and it is strict we are told to stay home .. our borders are closed but I have found joy in on-line shopping and zoom visiting and I may never have to go out again ... but as a former nurse I needed a routine to follow ... ~ I have a time for writing poetry and a time for art a time to read and a time for research I have a time to ponder and a time to journal ... ~ my nest has never been so clean and tidy oh yes, I have a routine in place for that too I tend to dust a lot ... and talk to plants have been looking at Mom's old cookbooks found some great recipes to try have decluttered my closets ... and my mind and thank God for my sweet cat to snuggle up with ~ I have been an introvert all my life always seeking silence- a need like breathing air ... now, I let it wrap me in silent wings after this pandemic quietude ... the butterfly in me ... will emerge ~ ___________________ May 11, 2021 Poetry/Free Verse/looking inward Copyright Protected, ID 05-1353-966-11 All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France Written for the Premier contest, Your Philosophy During This Pandemic sponsor, Chantelle Anne Cooke, Judged 05/14/2021 First Place

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Heidi Sands

Date: 5/17/2021 10:15:00 AM

Very nice! Congratulations :)

Constance La France
Date: 5/17/2021 3:19:00 PM

Heidi, thank you for the compliment and congratulations, love _Constance

Beata Agustin

Date: 5/15/2021 4:05:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing your wisdom blended with your creativity. God bless you.

Constance La France
Date: 5/15/2021 7:48:00 AM

Beata, thank you for the compliment, comment and congrats, love _Constance

David Kavanagh

Date: 5/14/2021 11:00:00 AM

I think Humanity’s greatest achievement Constance, is adaptability and your wonderful poem reinforces that belief, sounds like and I’m not been flippant here but you actually adapted quite easily, I know not everyone did, congratulations on a well deserved win, cheers David

Constance La France
Date: 5/14/2021 11:38:00 AM

David, thank you for the comment and congratulations, I never dreamed my introvert ways would be a good thing but yes I have adapted well. I spent a lot of time alone as a child (big story there) so I had to learn ways to entertain myself and that has stayed with me all my life, silence is my friend, peace _Constance

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 5/14/2021 9:18:00 AM

Turning sand to gold, amazing fortitude, resolute courage, Constance! Congrats!

Constance La France
Date: 5/14/2021 11:38:00 AM

Seeker, thanks for the compliment and congrats, peace _Constance

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/14/2021 9:11:00 AM

Wonderful philosophy. Making the best of it. You are a beautiful survivor. Congrats on top win

Constance La France
Date: 5/14/2021 11:39:00 AM

Andrea, thank you for the compliment, and the congrats, love _Constance

Christuraj Alex

Date: 5/14/2021 9:07:00 AM

Beautiful Philosophy!

Constance La France
Date: 5/14/2021 11:40:00 AM

Chisturaj, thank you for the compliment, peace _Constance

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/12/2021 12:12:00 PM

Hello Constance, many people have found many things to do during this pandemic . Love, Darlene.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/15/2021 11:32:00 AM

Hello Constance, I get creative sometimes with my jeans, if they raged at the bottom, I make them into capries pants. So my old jeans look new again. Love Darlene.

Constance La France
Date: 5/13/2021 1:48:00 PM

Darlene, thanks for visiting, yes, and some have become very creative, I seem to be to create things to do easily, love _Constance

Dm Babbit

Date: 5/11/2021 2:02:00 PM

May every butterfly emerge, grateful for its time in metamorphosis. Thoroughly loved your poem.

Constance La France
Date: 5/11/2021 4:24:00 PM

DM, thank you for the visit and compliment, I struggled a bit with the ending and then the butterfly emerging came to me because we are changing, peace _Constance

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/11/2021 11:38:00 AM

What a lovely narrative, Constance. I think all of us have learned something about solitude and reflection during the pandemic. Good job. Best wishes in Chantelle's contest.

Constance La France
Date: 5/11/2021 4:25:00 PM

Milt, thanks for the compliment, yes, I think you are right, this pandemic has taught us a lesson in what is important, peace _Constance