Currently, North Carolina has a stay-at-home order that is effective for 30 days. Sometimes, it’s hard to find joy and inspiration when all you’re surrounded with is bad news.
I am fortunate in that there is a back patio and a yard for me to sit on where I am staying.
Today, it was gloomy, after so many consistent days of sun. Upon venturing outside, I did not see a flower, just grass and dirt. I took the dog outside, and he brought me a stick. I used the stick as inspiration for my poetry. I wrote two short poems. One poem is based on the stick and the dog’s perspective, and one is from my perspective, contemplating the stick’s existence. Both have been inserted below.
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Hi Abby,
I felt the same way as you. I am super stress about everything and just wish it will be back to normal. It is hard to find inspiration and joy today when all you hear is bad news everywhere. Your dog is super adorable. 🙂 I love your poem perspective on the stick’s existence. Especially, the part where you wrote “what adventure led it here to be discovered by me?” I felt like this is how we are right now. Finding our day to day adventure while being at home.
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