Tijdens de eerste lockdown kwam ik in een tijdschrift dit mooie gedicht tegen van Madeleine Lee.
And the earth cried out in liberation,
A break from the pounding footsteps and spinning wheels.
And the sky, breathed out a sigh of relief,
As he shook himself free from human debris.
Empty stadiums, shops and stations pondered on the silence.
The material world had come to a halt.
The bubbling brook of consumption had paused....somewhat.....
And there we sit in stillness, with nowhere to escape, nowhere to hide.
Our shadows before us, no lockdown for them.
The voices in our head still reeling, each one fighting to be heard,
Turn off the radio, turn off the news, don`t let the white noise mar your views.
Take this time, to stop, open your eyes, and really see what`s there.....
Life`s stage and its players have drawn the curtains,
The doors to chaos are finally closed.
There is a song harboured within the silence, a tune you all know so well.
And when you hear it, your heart will sing, and all your fears will fall away.
And then, only then, will we be still........
Iets om over na te denken.
Ik wens alle lezers diervriendelijke kerstdagen en een gelukkig en gezond 2022
