Lessons From Lockdown

I'd use the time well
get lots of things done
the country locked down
was no time for fun.

I sorted the Tupperware
homecooked my meals
burned some old paperwork
searched ebay for deals.

Polished the silver
trimmed my own hair
purged all the closets
of clothes I don't wear.

Then I slowed down
stopped watching the time
slept a bit later
began a new rhyme.

Sat on the porch
and noticed the birds
listened to music
and heard all the words.

The quiet is lovely
without all the cars
I laze with the cats
and gaze at the stars.

Learned that my days
are sweeter spent slow
It took a pandemic
to learn what I know.

2020 Cheri Neuman Herald

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