Reflection
Grateful for
what God has given us,
we have of late,
been considering down-sizing…
but we are discovering
just how “SMALL”
this place really is
when three people
and two dogs
are now all here,
all the time–
working,
playing,
learning
full-time,
from home!
The world slows down to a crawl…
Our immediate needs
Of toilet paper, germicide,
and stockpiled staples…
become trivial…
pale in contrast to the
cold, horrific images
of dying patients
in New York hospital wards
full of doctors and nurses
in space suits…
the absence of
family, friends
and humanity
silently screams
in our heads
as we sit transfixed
in front of our flat screens
searching for the remote
to turn off the HD
and easy some of the
COVID reality series
That plays on our screens
24/7.
Norma Ochoa Urban-Palomarez
Martha's Garden 