Haiku My Heart

Silence like cat paws
Uncut nails sharpen,  tap tap
Surprise found me. Hah!

Rain pitched,  tap tap
Sideways wind percussive boom
Blue lit crystal string

Age of Corona
Too quiet desolation
Revelations jolt

Tiny pleasures

 

Taking a walk around the yard helped with feeling stir crazy.  Mother Nature presented a yard full of wild violets.  I hope they stay for a while.  The yard hasn't been mowed since early winter and more rain arriving Saturday.  It will be a while more.

In A Time of Corona

Dear Ones,

As I sit here in my rural corner of the world, I am reminded, because of the corona numbers and how they have spread so disproportionately, of just how different the meaning of rural may vary from place to place.  I always thought Turlock was rural until I moved to SE Missouri.  Now I find myself in a little pocket of safety.  Yes, the use of the term "safe" may seem self-deluding, but I have only to look at numbers to feel a sense of "safety" and gratitude for where I am at.  

We, like everyone else, are taking the measures needed to slow this virus down and life is awkward and a bit complicated but after my own personal experience of feeling dread passed, I settled down into a routine which seems to be working out, if not comfortably, at least workable.  Of course, that could change tomorrow but, I'm writing this today.

That all being said, I must say that nothing has disturbed me more than when churches started to close.  I never imagine that Catholic churches would actually close.  Slow down, yes, but close?  Never in our life time have most of us Catholics experienced such a thing.  Even bad weather doesn't keep us at home.  So here I am, writing to friends and family, Catholic and not,  sharing the news that our diocese, like so many across the country, has literally shut down.  I am rattled to my bones.

Because of this, I feel deeply moved to ask that you all, in your own way, pray for yourself, your state, our country, the world.  Please pray daily.  Even just a moment of "Hello God, it's _____.  Please protect us" is a prayer.  All prayer is powerful, Combined prayer can move mountains.

I love you and I pray for you,

Annie Jeffries

Haiku My Heart

Poetry Today

Haiku My Heart