What We Miss

For my sister-in-law it’s bananas;
For my aunt, it’s the paper each day.
For one friend, who likes getting her nails done,
It’s another thing taken away.

For my daughter, it’s getting to see us;
For my grandkids, it’s also their schools.
For so many, it’s going outdoors without masks
And not having to follow new rules.

Though we all miss our lives before Covid
Each of us might have one special thing
That we crave above all of the others
For the happiness that it did bring.

If we dare to peer into the future
When we’re not stuck inside feeling bored,
We might see, if we stay optimistic,
What we miss may be someday restored.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Krutsinger Avatar
April 29, 2020 at 6:22 AM
I am so ready to have all of my people back and my school back and my friends back and my grandchildren back.
Hicks Avatar
April 25, 2020 at 1:51 AM
Gotta have all the optimism we can for this new (unpredictable) world that is fast approaching Post-Covid. Make it double. I guess one bright side to all this is our narrowing of focus on the thing that’s really matter.
Proxenos Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 12:41 PM
I hope you are right my dear friend but somehow I think that life after Covid - 19 will be soooooooooo different to what we know it to be. I love your positivity, keep up these poems my friend. Blessings, Jennifer.
Johnson Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 11:43 AM
Yes, optimism is our chalice that we must drink from for now. And a reconciliation of sorrow for those who will not be here to share in it. <3
Allison Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 3:32 PM
what I miss more than anything is being able to see mum and my friends, it isn't until we can't do or have something that we realise how much we take for granted:-( take care sweet Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx
Leffanta Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 1:30 PM
I stand in awe of your choice of words! Well thought and scribed. Aloha! Rico
Watt Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 1:09 AM
Optimism is my drug of choice. It's over-the-counter, and very powerful. Always enjoy your words, Ilene.
Neels Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 1:07 AM
Hopeful that the 'norm' we are faced with today will not remain. I definitely agree with you, so many things we miss, somethings things we took for granted. Enjoyed reading you once again this morning. Hope you well Ilene
Wolf Avatar
April 18, 2020 at 10:11 PM
May be… maybe not. We shall see... Hopeful, gw
Cunningham Avatar
April 18, 2020 at 5:17 PM
We pray for those good things we miss but I fear things may be different when this is over. Tom
Pigeon Tart Avatar
April 18, 2020 at 3:59 PM
Amen <3
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