Week 1
2am wake up
Cool liquid steel filling lungs
Solidifying
Silence as a mind
searches out pathways through
hot fibreglass mist
Meditation breathes
the whole body: I thank God
I learned how before
A friend reaches out
Hands fasten a net of love
Soft clouds to rest on
Bird song chaperones
paper thin inhalation
The cat sleeps soundly
Week 2
A square of sunlight
The worldwide web of Reiki
Softens steel lungs
Notes of love and care
Spread salve on burning wounds, no
more lonely alone
Words like precious jewels
chiselled painfully from rock
each come at a cost
Kindness waits in food
and flowers at my doorstep
Sunshine offerings
Panic sits on sill
Hunched down, waiting to pounce
I shut the window
Week 3
Cotton wool breath morphs
to mist; softening lungs bring
words and impatience
Relief comes and goes
Presidential promises
drifting on East winds
Cat and human play
Who can sleep more? Paw and hand
touching between them
Days are a moment
sliced into eat, sleep and text
Outside nature smiles
A window opens
Nightly circus of terror
spills into my sleep
Week 4
Reaching tether’s end
Tears cascade down unwashed cheeks
Cat pads on loose jeans
As darkness descends
Phobophobia oozes
through uncovered cracks
Fear; nothing to fear
says Love. Open the door, let’s
watch it together
From lion to sloth
Four short everlasting weeks
Inspiration awaits
Leaning on a tree
nature merges with nature
We breathe each other
Thank you so much to everyone who has sent messages, love, Reiki, made food and been shopping for me. I am forever grateful.
