as colourful autumn leaves fall there
new growth of spring buds forth here
when you’re covered in blankets of snow
we staunchly battle the heat and bushfire glow
as your sun rises to hail a new day
ours sinks in a colourful display
our times and seasons never in sync
altho uniquely different we are the same
humans attached to what is known
often unsettled if it’s not our zone
feeling numb, exhausted, haunted by fear
a threat to our lives which we hold so dear
some travelled broadly, lived as we dare
now confined locally feel locked in a snare
facing financial distress
new hobbies to impress
it’s the time of the introvert
quite alien for the extrovert
lives change at a pandemics behest
each of us doing what we do best
medical and supermarket staff run off their feet
poets observe and document, never replete
gardening, crafts and bread making
but for some drugs are overtaking …
children schooled at home, play inhibit
relationships pushed to an absolute limit
avoid harm and anger as it makes us all sick
take time to examine what makes us tick
a time of turmoil with no set time frame
unsettles, challenges, claws at our gullet
altho this seems to be endlessly dragging on
this too shall pass, angst evaporating into oblivion
altho things may be tough
know that you are enough
hold hope in your heart
then love you can impart
kindness, support, sharing and caring are rife
resilience strengthens to save us from strife
appreciate nature, life and all that we have
enhance with gratitude as it’s the best salve
don’t fight the flow, as life will unfold
then love and laughter we will behold!
aroused 
Love and laughter we behold. Really strong words here. Constantly reminds us of staying strong. Kindness and hope has always kept us going and the poem is such a wonderful reminder to that. Something exquisite in these rather monochrome moments…
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thank you so much for your very kind words!
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‘don’t fight the flow, as life will unfold
then love and laughter we will behold!’….ohhh kate this is just what I need
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so please it resonated Mich, take care!
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Oh Kate! Just read this and wow! You’ve summarized everything that I (and a lot of others) have felt, what we’ve experienced and our hopes are. I especially like how you lay out that even if we are around the world from each other, in different seasons, we are all in this together!! And to get through this – we have to do it together! I really think that is the biggest lesson we can learn from living through this pandemic. I’m saving this one and putting it in my “pandemic scrapbook.” ❤️
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lol so glad it resonated, but you plea post touched me and this is the response!
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So glad my petition did not land on deaf ears! This sense of everyone being in this together is definitely a balm for the soul.
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we are definitely all in this together, just that some have more resources!
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Truth. If those with more would share just a tad with those who have less, just think of how much better off the world might be….
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that would be far too logical for most … people often have more coz they are plain greedy!
Anyone with excess is welcome to argue this point with me but I will need receipts as proof of their generosity please? People here only donate to charities for tax deductions, so few are ideally motivated!
Mind you in some cases like our bush fires they are … and about a year later those funds still haven’t been dispersed!
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Oh goodness! What are they doing with those funds if not sending it to people who need it? Ugh. I fear you are correct with this assessment. A lot of people do it for the “looks” and not in the true spirit of generosity.
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funds are still sitting in the bank or paypal to my knowledge … it’s being argued out in court. Meanwhile those who lost their homes can’t rebuild, etc 😦 Awesomely sad
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The picture is the best 💕 I want to be there!
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I loved this, Kate! Yes now is the time to go with the flow, and remember that this really will be behind us one day. Meanwhile, compassion and kindness are what make it bearable.
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well said Ann, it’s the healthiest way through all this new unknown!
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The unfolding saga of this pandemic has stretched our lives in unimaginable ways.
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exactly and we need to document that while we are living it, thanks!
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Enchanting and captivating poem of truth and reality, Kate. Lovely.
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Beautiful insight on the present! Love it 🤗
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love every bot of this poem Kate, the words, the essence, when I need a dose of goodness you never disappoint! yes it is the time of the introvert, so yay me!
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lol you do a great impression of an extrovert Gina 🙂
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Surrendering to the flow may not be easy but we must. We must ride this out with love and compassion. So wonderfully expressed, Kate. You keep reminding us to be good to others and self. ❤️
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This brought tears to my eyes.
You’ve shared exactly what so many of us are going through and how we are feeling.
You’re encouraged us to fight the good fight…keep doing the good things…sharing, caring, giving, helping, moving forward, etc.
You’ve left us with hope…something we so badly need to cling to.
Thank you, SweetKate!!!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Lovely poem with such meaningful essence.
Good to hold this moment while having a torch of hope in our hearts.
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Quite an enchanting piece this is, regarding what we all are going through 🙂
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A poetic image of these difficult times.
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Beautiful, meaningful post, Kate.
The pandemic does seem to bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. For many, it is a time of exploration and self-discovery. However we have reacted, all of us will be happy when it is over, and I think most of us will be changed. Take care. Cheryl
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take care too Cheryl, how are you?
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I am OK, still recovering and trying to get to the bottom of things, Doctors appointments, and more tests coming up in a couple of weeks. Thank you for asking.
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hope it goes ok, that you at least get a diagnosis so you can have treatment … wishing you a swift and complete recovery!
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Great poem – and so true! Fighting against the current is tiring and not always productive… Some have taken this time of isolation and become better and others – well, not so much. Still we push onward doing the best we can with what we’ve been given in this life.
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exactly it’s new times and we all have to find our level best … thanks Val!
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A fabulous poem Kate, and you really nailed it with your finale stanzas…
“kindness, support, sharing and caring are rife
resilience strengthens to save us from strife
appreciate nature, life and all that we have
enhance with gratitude as it’s the best salve
don’t fight the flow, as life will unfold
then love and laughter we will behold!” …. lovely…xx
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