The Blessings of 2020

In spite of the limitations
of Covid, the derecho storm,
and a contentious election,

I thank God for many blessings
during 2020.

I have a new shoulder, and a young
physical therapist now knows the difference
between being a senior citizen and being elderly.

Our American Stories aired
a half dozen stories, recorded in
my grandmotherly voice.

Paul Berge narrated Leora's Letters,
and wrote such a compelling story about
the experience that reached hundreds.

Guy chain sawed for the neighborhood
after the derecho, collected their leaves,
and rescued a 1945 King Cleveland trumpet.

The manuscript for Leora's Depression Era
stories is in final stages, and two more books
got mapped out during this memorable year.