With the Coronavirus, things have quickly changed. I am sure it has been an overwhelming experience for most of us. It has shown our best side and our worst side – and it still has not run its course. I hope that all of you are doing well – are staying safe and also taking care of yourselves. I may have been gone a while now, but I seriously have wondered how you are doing and hoping that you have stayed safe.
I was recently asked, what I hoped our new normal would be after the Coronavirus, and it inspired these words.
May our new normal
be a place of forgiveness
where meeting, eye to eye,
we smile
reach out
and savor the connection
where we meet injustice,
hunger
and abuse
with firm stance
of nonacceptance
and we block the blows
raise our voices high
and say, “enough is enough”
but not mere words –
anymore
not standing
in the streets
holding signs,
chanting slogans,
but tirelessly working
for change
until our world
is kind
and right
and just.
(c) Sumyanna 2020
I know I have been out of the scene for quite some time now. I have two kiddos working on College and two that I work with full-time in school. I have been chauffeur for one to her College 30 minutes away. It has been a busy year, but a rewarding one and I am making sure that I take care of my #1 priority – my children. I’d love to do more of the things I love – and I know that time will come, but for now – I love the job I have and hope to sprinkle in a few moments of “me time” when I can 😉 Right now, during the summer, I should have a little bit more than normal – and that’s alright by me.
Sumyanna Writes 
How lovely to have you back again! Many thanks for sharing your work!!
It’s all too easy to give ourselves to everyone else, but remember that those who are best able to care for themselves are best able to care for others. Love yourself first, and let that be the candle that reaches out to others.
Hugs,
M&M
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I have been doing more of that this year – hence the departure. When I’m not taking care of the kiddos, I am trying to do things to stay healthy. I spend more time in quiet moments when they come and I have been getting outdoors more (until recently). Nowadays, we just go out walking in the evening when no one else is out. Hope you are both coping well with everything and taking care of yourselves!
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We are lucky in many ways. Among them, we are lucky in that we live about 300 yd from the ocean and we’ve been able to walk the path there and in nearby Beacon Hill Park. We’re also lucky in that Vancouver Island has been covid free for 6+ weeks.
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Oh wow. It sounds beautiful. We are holding our numbers here in Colorado, but you still see some people acting like it is a joke. My youngest girl has low immunity so we are definitely taking things seriously – besides, I wouldn’t want to hurt anyone else either. In the meantime, I shall follow you on your walks to the ocean in spirit 🙂
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I hope they (and you) are adjusting well to college. It is a big step. You do you… there is always a place for you here, but family does come first. Glad to have you here as long as you can stay! 😊
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Beautiful words of light and hope, Sumyanna. I do hope they come to fruition. Stay safe there, and be well!
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Thank you so very much Peter – and I truly do too. If there is anything I know – it is that we can never have too much hope. Especially in times like these.
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That’s a beautiful and hopeful poem, Sumyanna! I hope that this becomes our new normal, that we learn to make a little more place in our hearts for kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. ❤
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I completely agree. It is something we sorely need. So good to see you!
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I have always loved reading your poetry, Sumyanna. Seeing your new post alert in my inbox was just a reason to read you. 🙂
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Thank you so very much Vinitha. I have missed being here and seeing everyone as well.
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