Embrace your struggle
It’s what will make you who you are
There are lessons you must learn
Gifts you must discover
And working through your struggles
Is how you will achieve those things
By overcoming your challenges
You will become the unique person who you are
They remove the veil and show what’s inside
Without toil and labor you are like a blank canvas
With them you can paint a lovely picture
So embrace the vicissitudes of life
They are gifts if you know how to open them
June 29th, 2021
These seem like the last few months of Covid if all goes well
Vaccinations are underway
Places are opening up
We can get together in our back yards
But things can change
The variants can cause some problems
We are not quite out of the woods yet
Nevertheless we see the light at the end of the tunnel
At the same time, we are so used to doing things differently
That it will take time to move forward
This has been an interesting time
Working from home is a reality now
Zoom meetings are here to stay
So much time and money will be saved
So much better for the environment
We will still go places
Being in the presence of others still has its reasons
But much more will be done online
We’ll be leaving these times behind
Realizing that our welfare depends on the welfare of others
That we should consider the needs of our neighbours
That the world is shrinking in size and the countries need to cooperate
The more privileged ones need to come to the aid of the less privileged
Our world is one
We can’t think of ourselves in isolation any longer
June 16th 2021
شقایقم در دریای گندمزار
تنها روی موجها در تلاطم
به انتظار دوستی
که بیاید و من را از تنهایی دراورد
This poem is written in Persian and inspired by the beautiful photo my friend has taken.
June 8th, 2021
This is a rough translation not a literal one.
I’m a lonely poppy flower in a vast field of green and yellow
I’m looking this way and that in the breeze
To see if anyone is coming to assuage my loneliness
June 9th, 2021
I come home with what I think are
Electric toothbrush heads
Only to discover the box contains a toothbrush as well
And I don’t need one
How did I make that mistake?
All I can tell you is that it’s not an isolated case
I’ve come home with a caramel chocolate slab
Instead of milk chocolate one
Chosen strawberry milk instead of chocolate milk
And the list goes on
Natasha asks me if I can read
Silly question of course but I get her point
Is it carelessness?
Perhaps
The pictures on the packages and their location don’t help either
I just hope I’m not the only person who makes these mistakes
June 4th, 2021
I look at the lake
I see different shades of blue
Egyptian blue
Savoy blue
Lavender blue
Periwinkle blue
Midnight blue
Picotee blue
These shades co-exist side by side
Creating a harmonious whole
People come in different shades too
If we appreciate our oneness
And co-exist peacefully
Like the different shades of blue on the lake
We’ll create a magnificent tableau
A world that is beautiful, diverse and united
June 1st, 2021
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