April 2022 Blog
Delayed Reaction: A Haiku
I’d put off musing
About the day until it
Improves somewhat, but...
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
(3/30/22)
...it
may not. And the war and the virus continue. And I’ve come to a conclusion: I
am that which is... and the only one who
can “make it so”, as Captain Jean Luc Picard used to say. All is my
responsibility (at least in my immediate family), and I do not have the right
to consider it onerous. Nor do I have to be happy about it. It is what it is.
“Somewhat
Improved” is not something, it seems, I’m going to hear about anything, anytime
soon. The virus tapers off, but it continues. The war continues. The Earth’s
tipping point looms. And doctors’ diagnoses (at least in my husband’s case) are
still “best guess”, and not one of them has found a solution in the last three
or four years.
Yet
we continue to plod on. And plodding it is. There has been little forward
progress in quite a while, and the year is one-fourth gone already. Spring has
barely come upon us, and I am little refreshed.
So,
we push things back. We wait... for
what, I’m not sure. The end of the pandemic? There is no end in sight. The end
of the war? Not on the horizon anytime soon. A breath of fresh air? That would
be lovely, but so far only ill-winds are blowing everywhere.
So,
I have decided to just do what I can – remembering Yoda’s famous words: “Do!
There is no try.” And the old Nike slogan: “Just Do It!” (when that was not
mired in controversy)
So,
I will go about my daily chores, pay my bills, and write my chapters. But there
is little joy in any of it, except maybe in writing my chapters. I will nap as
I am able and expend what energy I can garner to improve my little corner of
the world.
I
am so happy to have you, my loyal friends, in my little corner of the world
that I will do my best to make is a brighter corner. Even if that means more
murder and mayhem from Marie Delacroix’s ravens (my Sam Rock sequel) and
exposing Dhavin’s true origins in my Acqueria prequel.
Those
will be still brighter than what’s happening out there in reality.
By
the way, it’s a sad thing when the news of war is overshadowed (but for the
briefest moment) by the slap seen ‘round the world. And I stand with Will
Smith. Okay, he shouldn’t have done that, but I understand why he did it.
And
so, I leave you now with this shortest of blogs to delve into another world
where I can actually make things happen just by scratching my pen across the
page (until the ink runs out and there are no more legible scratchings).
If
you need some sweet relief from the the realities that confront us daily, check
out my selection on Amazon. There may be something there you have not read yet.
Until
next time, read and write to your heart’s content. My eclectic collection of
reading matter may take your mind off things. Enjoy.
https://www.amazon.com/author/annwilmerlasky
As
always, I welcome your reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to
hear from my readers. Also, here are links to my Twitter and Facebook accounts,
if you care to share your thoughts with me there or look for my publication
announcements:
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Hopefully,
this month we can really recover from the woes that plague us, and the
following month will find us enjoying a more beautiful, peaceful Spring in
anticipation of a stunningly brilliant Summer.
