It Seems

it seems the seams are coming undone each little loop loosening as the threads slowly unravel around us all we can do is hang on to this little piece of hope dangling by the knot forming in our throats as we pray for a cure

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Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 3/17/2020 11:00:00 AM

Such a lovely beautiful piece Sandy, so touching as indeed we have to hang in there and pray on for God's intervention.

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/18/2020 6:31:00 PM

Thank you so much Gordon... perhaps if we all pray he will help us... hugs and blessings

Caycay Jennings

Date: 3/17/2020 10:18:00 AM

You GOT ME big time - totally related and in that sense I embraced your fantastic imagery (so right on, Sandra.) I've been scattered so far this year, most recently because of an actual vacation that was a great inhale. Now, (Libra and all) I'm having a hard time landing my thoughts/feelings, et al about the virus! You Libra-ing it, too? Just a wee bit of a CayCay update because I like chatting with you. Great poem! CayCay

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/18/2020 6:30:00 PM

glad you are well... we all need time to inhale every now and then... the libra in me is unbalanced between fear and faith... hoping and praying, going to extremes to try and stay safe but... they are saying it can live in the air for hours … they aren't testing enough people so it's way worse then we even know and that in itself is scary... hugs and blessings

Harry Horsman

Date: 3/16/2020 4:01:00 AM

Love the way you have written and presented this poetry gem, Sandra, so clever and to the point,,its bad here in Perth W.A. already we have seen the worst and the heroes of folk in handling the situation. Stay Safe. Harry

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/17/2020 9:48:00 AM

thank you Harry...stay safe my friend...it's making its rounds in the usa now, my state is growing in numbers and it began in my area with a pediatric cardiologist who gave it to a police officer and emt as well as others...my county is now the epicenter of the states cases ...we have closed schools and many businesses in hopes to combat it but it continues to grow and they don't test everyone sick so who knows how many really have it....I fear what I cannot see...stay safe my friend! hugs

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/14/2020 12:02:00 AM

Your poem gentle, succinct and to the point - we are living in treacherous times Sandy lots of fruit, green veg, vit. B injections, and most all God, things are not as they should be in this world, He sees it! Blessings, Jennifer

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/17/2020 9:42:00 AM

Thank you Jennifer...it's all around, I worry all the time as I am high risk...I am taking vitamins and hoping they help ward it off.... fingers crossed and prayers sent... hugs and blessings my friend!

John Watt

Date: 3/12/2020 3:08:00 PM

You say so much with so little. I can sense the fear in these words, but also the ray of hope. Poetically, I appreciate the seems/seams opening and the loop/thread/knot metaphor. I will pray for you, dear Sandra, in your high risk vocation. Thank you for posting. Hugs ~ John

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 6:32:00 PM

Thank you so much John... we had a pediatric cardiologist who came back from Egypt get sick but kept seeing patients until he needed to call 911 for himself... then a local police officer caught it... my area of my state because of these two public figures is the epicenter of the virus and they now closed schools and gyms, retail and other community things deemed not essential until at least the end of the month... governors orders... scary....people are flooding the stores, you already could not get hand sanitizer or many cleaning products, now toilet paper and paper towels are cleared off the shelves as well... it's just nuts … my sister works in the medical field and said they are having a hard time ordering masks to protect the staff...

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/12/2020 1:34:00 PM

- Scary, Sandra ... but we must not lose hope ... take care, my friend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 6:26:00 PM

Thank you so much Anne-Lise… it is spreading in my area and many things are closing down... scary stuff... hugs

Irfanulla Shariff

Date: 3/12/2020 12:14:00 PM

Very well expressed. Poetry is a spiritual software written to heal our hearts and souls. Never ever give up....Good things are on the way and our minds are timeless. Sandra, All the best!

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 6:24:00 PM

Thank you so much for the visit and kind comment Irfanulla :)

Chris Green

Date: 3/12/2020 8:25:00 AM

Here's hoping they find one quick so the world can stop worrying. Nice expressed my friend.

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 6:24:00 PM

Thank you so much Chris... hugs

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/12/2020 7:17:00 AM

Well said my friend--cure will come but months away. Haven't seen much of you lately--hope all is well.

Vijay Pandit
Date: 3/13/2020 7:16:00 AM

Take care of yourself--stay well, Sandy. My state (Maryland) is also facing similar issues--schools are now closed.

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 6:23:00 PM

life's been busy between me being under the weather and work giving me extra runs and needing to run my son and sister to appointments when they haven't felt up to driving it's been crazy busy... the virus is in my area, a dr at chop and a local police officer both had it's been passed around the public quickly... the governor just closed all our schools and gyms and nonessential retail places down until at least the end of the month... kind of scary... hugs

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/11/2020 11:59:00 PM

Getting worse by the minute, I don't think the world is taking it serious enough. Everyone ( like Italy) needs to close its doors now and restrict movement of people. God help us. Tom

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 4:58:00 AM

In my area we had a children”s cardiologist travel to Egypt come back and not self isolate. Continued to treat children and had to call 911 from his office and now they are tracking all his patients and movements. Now we have a police officer who lives in my town God only knows how many people he contaminated ... of all counties in my state my area is the worst because of this dr. Schools close and deep clean one day not even all but the what good is one day of cleaning when it’s actively spreading. I am worried as I work around children. Hundreds a day and I am high risk of dying from it. I spray my bus with Lysol after each group exits I use hand sanitizer all day long and wash my hands but it’s airborne so one sick person coughs it’s game over ... scary.

Laura Leiser

Date: 3/11/2020 11:24:00 PM

Well said, Sandra...we all wait..and pray!

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 4:50:00 AM

Thank you Laura. What more can we do .... hugs

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/11/2020 9:44:00 PM

Very succinct ink; a gently expressed image of a world gone wrong. Sublime penning, Sandra! :) gw

Sandra Adams
Date: 3/12/2020 4:49:00 AM

Thank you so much Gershon. Scary stuff .... hugs