NATIONAL POETRY MONTH....Day Four

  

It’s Day Four of National Poetry Month. Today my poets were Emily Dickinson and John Dryden.  I’ve always been a Dickinson fan and do read her poems each April.  I picked Dryden as I really never read him before.  Today’s piece I wrote centers around the current events.  With most states issuing the ‘stay-at-home’ order I thought I’d concentrate on my thoughts about this.  Is this a good idea? My opinion YES. No need to be out and about unless it’s essential.  I feel if you’re going stir crazy or have cabin fever, walk outside for awhile. As it’s spring, why not sit outside, if possible, with a book.  Perhaps you could journal the experience of what you are going through at the moment. Baseball season should have started; my mind was thinking about it when I came up with my daily thought and poem.  I think of being housebound as being safe at home plate. I ran the bases of doing I needed to do (picking up essentials); now I wait for my turn at bat again (when I need to go out again for essential items).  Keeping positive thoughts during this crisis is what is best.  

I’m finding that I need to compose happier upbeat pieces.  We will get through this.  

Until tomorrow....keep positive thoughts. 

DAY FOUR.....THREE LINE THOUGHT 

Like a baseball player......it’s up to you 

   Don’t strike out......hit a home run

       Run the bases......make it safe to home

      

  BASEBALL THINKING 

       © Scottie-ann Murphy

Another day of ‘stay-at-home’

   But....we all must do our part to ensure      

        safety to everyone during this crisis of 

                  pandemic 

No need to be out and about........

       unless it’s for essentials 

  Food.....medicine....appointments at the 

         doctor....caring for a family member

Housebound are we......now a time to 

           change up your daily routine 

   Bring back family time

    Sit down dinners eaten around the table

        Prayers before meals 

Family movie nights.....game nights

   Do a hobby together....do craft projects

      Read a book....perhaps the Bible

          Discuss afterwards what you read

  Start journaling your thoughts about the 

        events unfolding during this period of 

                 uncertainty 

  

Think baseball....

          you’re the player.....

                up to bat....

                   the ball pitched....

                       swing and a hit....

                          you run the bases....

 Umpire shouting “You’re SAFE”

   Safe....safe at home