This is about contradiction. There’s no work. There’s no school. It’s a perfect day; temperature 80+, cloudless sky, just the right breeze. And it’s memorial day. Be happy. Remember the dead, the brave, the sacrificed. Watch war memories on television with the windows open.
How do we be on a day like this?
Here’s how I am. Happy, playing with happy grandchildren, being outside. Praying the war will end — everywhere, praying for us to build our future, not destroy it — saying what I want, writing poems. Being grateful for what we have, for what works, for today.
Going for a walk.
