the gate stands ajar
free to do the things I want?
remember others
new day dawns with faith
full promised light returns once
we pass through the night
My Mother
to my dear mother
a splash of light two
dashes of darkness and pain
love that never fails
impatient stirrings
restrictions loosened all free?
safe choices save lives
poetry and prose
harmonies and melodies
singing science art
my mind a blank state
waiting for new syllables
white space void prevails
love miss my whole clan
close quarter dwelling with some
others far removed
joint isolation
conscripted separation
treasured connections
social distancing
love induced separation
close inside my heart
