Essay about a New World (June 3 2020) and a poem
A new world - what is it like? I woke up today to the morning’s early light coming through the window. I could hear Cathy and Sergio next door starting their day with some sharp laughter and the clunking of dishes in the sink. I will remind my husband to take over the latest harvest of greens. Sergio came over yesterday to work on the loose door on our bedroom - he let himself in as we were both at work - we have been trading work for food these past few months and it has been really working out. Cathy’s compost helps our garden grow and it is the produce from our garden that helps us barter and trade for items we need. While we work away from the house, my husband takes the bike path to work - many of the roads have been removed to make room for more green spaces and our neighbors each have something they can make or sell or barter so there was no longer a need for the big box stores down the road. Our local grocer began to stock shelves with items from the surrounding farms. We ...