Words While We Wait - Day 2

Words While We Wait from Fenelon Falls, Ontario

A LITTLE MORE, AND A LITTLE LESS

Poet: Diane Engelstad
Artist: Joan Forsythe

I find myself

still wearing earrings every day.

This morning I chose them carefully—

small, sufficient, like punctuation;

because I was going out

(to the grocery store)

and didn’t want them

tangling in my mask strap.

I find myself

sighing and judging my culpability.

One year into a pandemic,

my son

has traded his smile

for a glazed look

from too much screen time

and too much sleep.

I find myself

gazing into the changing winter sky.

Here from my window

the blues and greys and yellows,

like watercolours,

clean and clear,

beckon me to open

to the kindness of the cosmos.

I find myself:

a little more, and a little less,

each day.

There is more Zooming at home from a laptop

and less zooming everywhere else

as errands and engagements

give way to contemplation

of the small and immediate details

that give life all the meaning I need

for now

A LITTLE MORE, AND A LITTLE LESS
About the poet, Diane Engelstad

Diane Engelstad started writing poetry 6 years ago and has recently started writing short fiction. Diane finds writing helps her to process the interior experience of her world. As a member the Fenelon Falls “Poetry Nights” group, Diane enjoys the process of the poets finding their voices and sharing their words.

A LITTLE MORE, AND A LITTLE LESS
About the artist, Joan Forsythe

Joan Forsythe has lived in the Kawartha’s for two years, moving from Toronto Ontario, where she was a professional Interior Designer.

A member of Kawartha Arts Network, Joan studied writing at Ryerson University and Haliburton School of the Arts and is co-moderator for the Circle of Writers’ group in Lindsay, Ontario.