(c) clr’2022
As we hope to approach the end of this pandemic, a month ago the world witnessed an explosion of chaos, of violence, of trauma, of one of the worse assaults against humanity…I’m not an expert on this. I am but an ordinary person who is in her late autumn years…or is it winter? Well, it is not spring or summer, so you figure it out.
Watching the news is a cat and mouse affair for me. I want to be in the “know” but most days I can no longer handle it. I know I need to be fresh and together so my heart is open to be filled with trauma, sorrow and the multiple questions from a confused generation of youths and young adults. And so I watch the news 3 days a week to keep some balance in my heart…my mind.
I cry for youths. I cry for my children and their children…heck, I cry for anyone who is younger than me and so many of their dreams are in question. I weep out of fear, worry, disappointment with the world and how we have become split in so many ways…more than I have ever seen in my lifetime.
I have lived a long full life without the chaos we are faced with now but my heart aches especially for children, teens and young families all over the world.
I have been trying to embrace brief moments of joy…I heard a flock (gaggle) of geese honking over my building at sunset last week…the sound made my heart beat just a little faster. My geranium is blossoming so much as it stretches out towards the sun in my bedroom window…embracing moments of joy, my feline stretching in the sunshine and my granddaughter talking to me in “her” language that is music to Nana’s ears.
don’t cry little one
the sun is shining today
hear the geese honk
April rains wash pain away
the sun will dry your cheeks
chin up little one
skipping rope and chanting rhymes
oh! sweet merriment
(c)tournesol ‘2022-03-30
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
Beautifully written my friend and the thoughts and feelings you shared are in the forefront of many minds these days. To be informed, but find ways to not be overwhelmed by too much exposure is critical for me too, as is the worry and concerns for the future of our younger generations!
Bless you for caring and sharing so honestly.
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Thanks so much for your kind words, Sue.
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My sisters and I were discussing the troubles in Ukraine. We noted that we each have several young men and women that could be drafted should this escalate. Prayers and hope are a real must in this time. I think of how the Japanese people must have felt after having two atomic bombs dropped on them.
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Praying is all we can do it seems. My heart goes out to the people in Ukraine and the Russians stuck and powerless to do anything 🙏
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