This poem by Sylvia (Mattingly, my niece) really touched a chord with me. During the past twelve months of pandemic many days have felt sorrowful, burdensome and hollow. I’m so grateful though, that there are days that which are full, full of love, caring, helping. Both kinds of days make up our lives for which we should be thankful. I hope your day if full of brightness and joy.
the full and the hollow
sometimes life leaves you hollow
and in that hollow,
sorrows fall and settle
like snow…
burdensome
as they deepen…
blowing and drifting
in empty silence
across the icy landscape
of a saddened heart
but…
sometimes life leaves you full
and in that fullness,
joys rise and radiate
like sunshine
carefree
as they uplift…
waltzing and fluttering
to notes of music
across the melodic dance floor
of a happy heart
and so…
these opposing forces
abide in us…
completing us…
the yin and the yang…
the full and the hollow
Sylvia L.Mattingly, February 5, 2021
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Crooked Creek by Sue Mattingly 