The farmer pruning rows of trees,
The seller in the market.
The hens that daily lay their eggs,
For tomorrow’s nest (or basket).
The driver navigating streets,
The postman carting packets.
The parent shepherding a child
In mask and zipped up jacket.
The nurses, doctors
Plumbers, pets,
Who have become our mascots.
The slower pace
The seeking gaze
In meetings held in tablet.
The smaller gifts
That bloom in hearts,
As parks in flowers blanket.
The ebb and flow of day to day
The births, the hope, the caskets.
The love that feeds
The good of deeds,
The evenings’ clapping racket.
For as so many things are stalled,
Kindness grows in ranking,
And we are really not at all
Out of joint in thanking.
For Linda Hill’s SoCS writing prompt: joint
Na'ama Yehuda 
The birdsong in the morning heard for the first time since moving to this town (or is that usually drowned out by the raucous squawks of gulls fighting for the food we humans carelessly drop in the stret
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Ah, there are some silver linings, if only in realizing how much impact we have – and CAN control – over the natural world around us. Here’s to more awareness all around, and to birdsong (and them gulls are going to go forage in the tidal pools for a change … ;))
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Well, they’re not getting scraps from the market, and people ain’t throwing out bread.
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So they’re going to have some healthy nature-served meals, eh? 😉
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One never knows. Certainly right now they’re not as noisy as previous years
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Yeah. Though hopefully not TOO quiet … Silent gulls will give me the creeps … 😉
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🙂
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This is wonderful. I love the two simple lines: “The love that feeds. The good of deeds”
Something to hang onto during these tough times.
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Indeed! 🙂 And I’m so happy it spoke to you, Mary – there are more good people than not-so-good people, and overall, I’ve seen persons help each other wherever they can, especially when they have a tangible way to do so. It is something to remember during difficult times. I’ve seen NYC rise up to the challenge again and again and again. You can see humanity all over the world being capable of it (even if there is a minority of people who prefer isolation and insults to action and compassion, they are a MINORITY, and they hold no power if we do not give it to them). Take good care and stay healthy and thank you for this comment!
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This was absolutely fantastic, Na’ama!
Beautifully done.
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Thank you, my friend! I do like these Stream Of Consciousness things because I just let whatever wants to be typed, pour out. 🙂
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I’ll eventually try my hand…😉
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xo
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