It requires a sturdy imagination to soldier through these days of shelter-in-place, for those of us who have the good fortune to be able to, that is. I started out at my art table, painting water shapes of birds and adding colors to the water as I worked my way around the paper. The source material was an article in National Geographic about “Why Birds Matter” with pictures of some of the most flamboyant birdlife. By the end it seemed they was celebrating something.
Ah! Imagine . . .
The post pandemic revelry
Of pent up desires
To shake tail feathers
To sing and dance together
. . .TOGETHER! again!
To share unfiltered air
Kiss the warm cheek
Hug the big belly softness
Drink the unmasked radiance
. . .of a SMILE!
I like to imagine the freedom of being a bird right now, especially when I’m eating my lunch, sitting in their flight path next to the fountain/bird bath. (Of course they have their own avian viruses at times), but I’ll enjoy their unmasked flights, their social songs and raucous bathing.
It helps, until such time as I can hug my human friends again!
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