gratia
In the valued
stillness of
the moment
I raise prayerlike
thoughts of
gratefulness
For those who
grapple with Covid's
death dealingness
Who practice caring
beyond
self security
And those who
occasion healing
antidotes
For those who
bury the dead
with dignity
Who draw on the
heart to comfort
the bereaved
And hold the door
open for an
infusion of hope
That all who suffer may
remember joy
and reclaim peace
