Reflections on the Unexpected Lessons and Blessings of Covid-19 (Poem)

Cracked Open by Covid (POEM)

Original poetry written by Olivia Schnur, exploring the early days of Covid-19.

Frozen in place

The Winter’s thaw

Spring slows its pace

Awakened from slumber

Ice dissipates to rain

Days no longer numbered

Alone but not lonely

Hours stretch on like miles

She is healing, slowly

Creatures are stirring

Footprints in mud

A childhood recurring

Each night the sky blooms

A sunset canopy

Each morning, she resumes

The prairies ignited

Radiant sun and rain

Spring and Summer collided

She is awakened, once more

As she writes, draws and notices

More than ever before

Leaves brush sun-kissed limbs

Plush prairie grass, a bed

Birdsong poetic as a hymn

Back pressed against a tree

Cradled in roots

Held but her spirit remains free

Summer cracked open

A seed nourished in the earth

Wildflowers bloom in devotion

Shelter in place

Like flowers in the sun

Bloom, at your own pace

This original poem was written by Olivia Lynn Schnur. It may not be reproduced elsewhere without the written permission of the author. Credit the author in all shares and reposts.

Note from the Author

I primarily mental health articles and blogs. However, I felt moved to share my experience of going inward during Covid-19. Quarantine was something I feared immensely. But it turned out to be an unexpected gift.

It forced me to slow down, and to watch life unfolding around me. I become a witness of life: witnessing others while witnessing myself. I witnessed life unfold around me in a way I had never taken the time to before.

In every moment of suffering, we win when we are able to discover the good. We win when we take our suffering and transform it into an opportunity to grow.

Always grow towards the sun.

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