Musings of a Meandering Mind

  'Twas 11 days before Christmas, When all through the town, Sask Health tightened restrictions, And made us all frown. Covid spread across the province, With Increased daily cases, Cuz some don’t follow rules, And refuse to cover faces. Many family plans have to change, Through the Holiday Season, It may dampen our spirits, but it’s for a good reason. Though we may not be together, with those we love dear, it’s so we can stop Covid and be together next year. But still try if you can, to feel the holiday mood. Reach out by phone or video to connect with your brood. Christmas isn’t about food, or gifts from a store, As the Grinch would say It’s a little bit more. It’s about family and friends, About gratitude and love, For those all around us, And of Heaven above. Wishing a Merry Christmas, To all of you from me, and cheers to 2021 may it be Covid-free!

  I flipped over another page of the calendar hanging on the wall. December.  Twelve months have passed.  A year of firsts-without you.  I felt your absence everywhere, every day.   Beside our bed, your cell phone sits on your nightstand.  The water bottle I filled the last day you were home sits beside it, still filled with the water.  The only item I can hold in my hands knowing that your lips last touched its rim.  I can’t yet bring myself move those items.    My mind wanders back to memories of you.  I bring myself back to the now, but my emotions are strong; my heart aches to be back with you and relive every moment.  I fear my mind will one day fail me and those cherished memories may fade with time.    I think back to the last day you were home.  Since then our house grew cold, sad, empty.  The walls heavy with memories, but the rooms echo my sadness.  No longer filled with love and laughter.  What lingers is emptiness.    My mind strains to remember as much of those las