Gratitude in the midst of a storm

Too long since my mind meandered
Without a problem to solve, a fire to put out
Too long since it felt the stillness within
Without confusion scattering all thought

Too long since I acknowledged the gifts
Of this imperfect body and treacherous mind
Too long have I gone without the trifling
And mundane fighting with my humankind

Too long since I whined about
Constraints God-given or by people
Too long since I realized the magic
Of meagre troubles that make life meaningful

The big tempests bring with them
Such profound glimpses of landscape
Only then could I grasp the mighty ocean,
For till then, only waves I wanted to escape

Copyright: Deepa N Swamy, 2022

For your further exploration, check out this poem about Writer’s block https://medium.com/the-brain-is-a-noodle/my-brain-has-frozen-in-winter-37c8a56fd517 written by Tatum Hamernik