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