What did we learn?
The world is back
I think
As I see the planes lining up in the sky
One
After another
After another
Seemingly seconds apart
Drifting toward the airport
Skies
Empty for nearly
Two years
Now alive again
Like the cafe down the street
With millennials
Lined up down the block
Up down?
Awaiting the latest hippest spot
All of the hunkering down
And staying in
A slight memory
The fear
The angst
The masks
Tucked away
Like old photographs
Shoved in a drawer
It was all so real
And now
Life
Comes speeding back at us
Is that what we want?
Is there a middle ground?
What have we learned?
What do we value?
Can we slow down
In a world that has been pent up
Longing
Longing
For what had been lost
And now found
And yet
There are things
To keep
From that strange time
The nature
The gatherings outdoors
The fire pits
The singing from the balconies
The camaraderie
From a distance
The writing and reading
The breath
Found
To calm the anxiety
The trees
The birds
The cleaner air
The family
Home.