As winter, and so much else
winds to an ending
we begin the work
to forge paths back into the world
to be able to walk out without worry
to travel and explore new places
new thoughts, new ways of living
we must be gentle and patient
give grace to the vulnerable of body and feeling
as we each find our own pace in the years ahead
Copyright © 2022 Kim Whysall-Hammond
Inspired by, and in some places using the words of, Angela T Carr.
a dreaming skin – Writing, Poetry & Creativity | Angela T Carr, Dublin, Ireland (wordpress.com)
The Cheesesellers Wife 
Well done Kim … yes each have to find our own space at our own pace .. 🌏😊💚
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And yet, if you appear hesitant, there are always people ready to chastise you…. 😕
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I like this a lot…back to normal? 😘😘
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Not yet, not yet…..
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😊
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A wise one
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Thank you Derrick
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We need to find a new way of being in so many areas………sadly, in Canada right now, we have bad actors who are not understanding even the basic civilities. Sigh.
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It is the same here in England…..
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I like the gentle tone and the hope in this, Kim, it’s a fine poem…JIM
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Thanks Jim!
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The gait is so crucial, how quickly we return, with a mind aware that normal may not be a worthy enough place to return to …
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Good point! Is ‘normal’ where we should be heading? Probably not!
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I think the old normal is long gone, we just need to find a path forward even if it is in small steps but, the world is forever changed. There is no going back and I don’t know what normal is anymore.
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I was musing the other day on the other events in my life when the world had to adjust to a new normal. The first two that came to mind were the falling of the Berlin Wall, and the attacks on the Twin Towers.
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Thank you for the beautiful poem and marvelous perspective. It was exactly what I needed to read this morning and a true bit of sunshine on a foggy February day.
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Why, thank you very much Bjorn!
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I think this really captures the transition out of hibernation
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Thank you!
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