Mid-Month Mercies: A Poem

Been wanting to pop in unannounced for a while. What a thrill!

What to do on the day after an election

Drink a cup of coffee. Read your Bible. Stand in the sunshine. Share a can of sparkling water with your three year-old. Text your favorite poem to a friend. Delete social media from your phone. Choose the heavier dumbbells at the gym. Try to figure out which of your children smeared jelly on your sheets. Wash your sheets. Go for a walk with a friend. Polish off that bag of Nerds Gummy Clusters. Listen to The Cranberries. Decide while listening to The Cranberries that it’s time for a full re-watch of Derry Girls. Volunteer in your son’s first grade classroom. Smile at a neighbor. Keep going.

(I would consider this bipartisan advice)