We’re living in
challenging times.

But when were we
not without challenges?

Challenges are part
of day-to-day landscape.

We learn to meander
among the obstacles

and somehow navigate
our way to the calm.

It’s one of those exercises
repeated multiple times

A daily practice we
practice nonstop, like breathing.

But still we ask: When does
a soul get time to rest,

to pause, breath and
celebrate life?

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.