It could be worse

Cherry

By camilla

Sat, 21 Mar 2020
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It could be worse 

It could have been a spattering of nukes

just a  few would  settle winter on us like  Jadis in her sled of ice

chasing Narnias talking beasts

But its hard to know whether this endless loneliness

Is a hot hell or a cold one

In my teens desperation gave me 3 paracetamol  and wandering at night

hoping for an alien abduction

 

Part of me wants to inhale when passing a crowd

screaming "come and get me virus" lets dance

Early morning tears are dissolved by a plan for the day

get up and shower, have breakfast, do stretches, walk dog, tidy house, plan menu

 

In the afternoon the can't swallow

 and tight muscle

belly pain

of no human touch

is chased by singing loudly

 

At least back then when  you died

widowhood

didnt mean solitary forever 

but it does now

I'm on Mars and there is no way back

I'v buried the others in Cydonia 

in the Martian dust

Certificate 12
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Comments

Submitted by onemorething on

This is very good. It conveys frustration, sadness and anxiety well. I feel it too. :)

 

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

Yes it does...

 

Submitted by camilla on

I just made myself the most glorious onion soup. I found I had a few onions so some cut up are in the freezer and the rapidly going stale Deli bread went on top of the soup with some fab soft cheese that wouldnt keep long.

The puzzle I now have is I bought some soft blue cheese. It wont keep long . I suppose its pasta with blue cheese and walnuts but that uses up some pasta which is an item which will keep. hmmn

Decisions decisions. Self nurture is so important

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Sounds delicious. Yes, important to self-care. I plan to be in the garden later. And you have reminded me to get some onions when I go shopping next as I think French onion soup is a good idea. :) 

 

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

I was going to make French onion soup once but it takes hours... doesn't it? 

 

Submitted by camilla on

No it doesnt. Saute onions slowly in a pan or as I did in the oven till soft and slightly browned. With oven not too high you can ignore it for a bit.

Sling in a gel pot of stock either chicken or beef (or veg if veggie) sling in a dash of cream sherry add water, bring to boil and reduce if you have added too much water. Meanwhile bung cheese of choice on stale bread if you have it and toast in the oven under the grill.

Put some soup in a bowl

Put bread and melted cheese on  top  yum yum and chopped onions you dont use in feeezer. They will keep if chopped up.

 

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

Sounds lovely. Recipes, songs, poems, stories. Doing well on abc today. 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

The poem sums up what a lot of us are feeling at the moment, I think.  And the added bonus of a recipe!  I'm not usually a soup maker, but I think I may have a go at that one.

Submitted by camilla on

Onions keep reasonably well and freeze if cut up and put in a container first. So it might be worth  saving the recipe until the cupboard is looking a bit sparse. Brandy works as well as sherry if you dont have sherry,

 

Submitted by Kurt Rellians on

Great poem, well written and personal.

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Narnia is better believe me.