Hello again! It’s been awhile…
As you know (my faithful followers!) I am on a mission: to find, photograph, and be inspired to write from the beauty in my everyday world. Through this, I hope to provide a small respite for you, a moment of calm and inspiration in the form of pictures and words.
This is not a new mission; I’ve been doing that and sharing the resulting Poetry Art on this site and at the owaa Art Gallery in Ottawa for years. Yet somehow, here and now in April of 2022, I find myself needing to review and renew my commitment to this mission. Chalk it up to a particularly dark, cold winter season – and I’m not talking weather. COVID-19 lingers. Ottawa is still feeling the effects of February’s 24-day occupation of the city. War escalates in Ukraine with terrifying implications.
All events that affect you and me and that we have very little influence on. A terrible feeling, yes? One that I find has crept over me like some kind of sinister spell this winter, causing me to lose faith in my belief in all things lovely and good in the world. Maybe this is how you’ve been feeling too. I hope not! But in any case, upon review, I’ve decided to renew my commitment to my mission. And further, I’ve decided that my recommitment will take the form of:
- taking 10 new photos of beauty in my neighbourhood during the month of April (some of which are here in this post!)
- exploring new options for sharing my Poetry Art (stay tuned for updates), and
- posting more regularly on this site. I’ve missed doing so and want to provide you with some fresh, new, positive content that reaffirms there’s beauty in people, and in the world.
This month’s Poetry Art has taken the form of a gentle manifesto as I move ahead with renewed energy. I want to remind us that, like the arrival of spring every year, beauty is real and can be counted on.
Here’s I Lost My Rose-Coloured Glasses. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback!
May your spring season be full of the lovely and the good.
Lee Ann
What a beautiful poem, thank you Lee Ann. I feel just the same. The barrage of bad news on the television is almost overwhelming. I just wish I could see an end to this that doesn’t involve Putin annexing the Donbas (and more) or the threat of WW3. At least I din’t get Covid…Keep well.
So good to hear from you, Chris. Glad COVID didn’t find you and that you’re doing OK. I am very happy to hear the poem “spoke” to you. Keep well, cousin, and please keep in touch.
Thank you, Lee Ann! I needed to read this today (or this month!).
THank you, Claire! So Glad this resonated with you. Talk soon!
Thanks Lee Ann glad you are back and I agree with you there is beauty in the people and the world.
Thank you, Michelle! I am back and actively looking for beauty… which you provide, my friend! 🙂
Hi, Very powerful words. They express what many have been feeling.
I’m so glad you are back doing what you love.
Thanks, Teresa! I do appreciate hearing from you. I have been hearing a lot from people who have been feeling like this lately.
We so miss you. I know it is a bit late, but I too replaced my rose coloured glasses. What a nice poem indeed. We have spend a lot of time in the garden and are not too eager to say hello yet to others. This omicron has left us with a fear for sharing our time with others.
It is so true that this war has left us disappointed in mankind. We are supporting the people of the Ukraine and feel for the people who are trying to help them.
Thank goodness we are a bit away from downtown, so we didn’t get the full impact of the riots downtown. However, we know several people who were living downtown and had the decency to go somewhere else. At least they were lucky.
There’s been such a barrage of difficult situations lately, eh, Yolly? I too find spending time in the garden is very soothing. Hoping to see you in person sometime very soon! XO
What a lovely post!