Nature

We Are Clearing And Weeding And Seeding
As Never Before
Like Our Grandparents Generation
Where Life Lived Behind Their Back Door
Their Gardens Were Full And Bloomed With Life
Each And Every Manner Of Vegetables, Fruits Plants And Herbs
Grew There
From Their Toil, Effort And Strife
They Even Had Plenty
With Their Neighbours To Share
A Head Of Cabbage, A Bunch Of Carrots, Potatoes Pulled From The Earth
Sustained Them Throughout Their Lives
Kept Them Healthy In Body, Mind And Soul
Helped To Keep The Doctor At Bay
They Were Our Organic Farmers At Best
Knew When To Let The Earth Work And When To Let It Rest
They Took Their Time To Produce Their Best
Nature Took Care Of The Rest
So As We Watch The Fruits Of Our Labour Grow
As We Marvel At Life’s Miracle As It Shows
A Tiny Shoot That Took Root Deep In The Ground
We Now Get To Smell The Flowers Planted By Our Own Hand
We Find Ourselves With Extra Time To Spend Meditating And Contemplating Our Life
Our Way Through All This Worry And Strife
In The Best Way We Know How To Do
So Let Nature And The Essence Of Our Own Nature Come Through
Teach Us, Show Us How, And What To Do
Let Go Of The Reins
Let Go Of The Fear
It Is Not In Our Control
The Virus Is Here
But The Role We Choose To Play
The Way We Choose To Act
Will Determine How We Wìll Eradicate This Curse And The Sense Of Fear It Brings
So Stand Your Ground
Stand Firm, Together Apart, Stronger
Knowing That Your Efforts And Sacrifices Heartfelt Are Not In Vain
Are Helping To Save Lives
Stopping The Pain
Finding The Gain
The Gift, The Present Disguised As Loss.

© Pauline Byrne 2020

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