*here’s an optimistic poem of mine to soothe the social distancing process. ❤ along with three other poems, it was published in Scan Arts & Culture, in the section ‘Four Incantations for Loss, Joy and Love’.
i wake up at dawn
and i find happiness
in slicing an apple
and munching on it
breathe
i accept my grief
i find beauty
in standing barefoot in the middle of the kitchen,
feeling breadcrumbs stick
to my pinky toe
i breathe
i accept my grief
i learn there is joy in cutting tomatoes,
in making a bowl of soup,
in having my stomach full
breathe
i accept my grief
i uncover the childish glee of
having the tip of my tongue burnt
and gratitude runs between my fingers like water
being alive is warm
there is kindness
in tuning in
and i breathe
i accept
my
grief. ☼
amaryllis 