Diary of Not a Wimpy Widow

Month: August 2020

  • In the Time of the Pandemic: Gratitude

    August 26, 2020

    Gratitude

    For the shopper who picked out these potatoes and this head of lettuce

    For the bagger who sorted all the freezer foods in one bag, the refrigerator foods in other bags, the produce together, the pantry items in others

    For the driver who found my house without getting lost….which happens…and delivered the bags to my patio table

    And stretching behind them, the truck drivers and farmers and harvesters, all of those who brought this food to my table

    This blueberry

    This tomato

    This mushroom

    This potato

    This leaf of lettuce 

    For which I feel gratitude

  • The Year of the Pandemic: And Despite These Losses

    And Despite These Losses

    August 24, 2020

    Still I have—-

    sunlight on water

    a cat purring on my lap

    a text of “love you!” from a friend

    a hummingbird hovering by my window

    an unexpected flower where I had given up hope

    the songs I strum on my mountain dulcimer

    my daughter’s laughter on the phone 

    the full moon at night