“We are not living in fear. We are living in faith”

During lockdown we were enveloped with worry

Watching out for danger and challenge to be safe

Disrupting lives and hunting for solution, let it chafe

Gathering strength and all fears to scurry

Crafting the truth from false news all so blurry

Cutting the chase, I’m only just a poor waif

During lockdown we were enveloped with worry

Watching out for danger and challenge to be safe

We could be living in Paris, Berlin or Surrey

Some sections require players to strafe

Video games, virtual chats are quite safe

And in winter we have a bit of flurry

During lockdown we were enveloped with worry*

(c) ladyleemanila 2023

*Rondel

For: https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2023/01/22/wordle-589/

Envelope ourselves with compassion

When conformity nowadays is in fashion

All these hardship and challenges we feel

The burning enthusiasm, merciless zeal

Would be great to follow our passion

Some people survive with their ration

In poverty, some faces turned ashen

And in kind hearts we want to appeal

Envelope ourselves

Keep out of danger, seatbelts we fasten

Choices we make, innovation or cash in

On gentle breeze, with steady keel

Empathy and compassion we feel

Harmony is such one big fashion

Envelope ourselves*

(c) ladyleemanila 2023

*A Rondeau

For: https://alwayswrite.blog/2023/01/25/wq-4-envelop-or-envelope/