Finding Time

The same gym card, now dusted off,

(While inner critic starts to scoff),

Just fifteen minutes, that's the start—

Small steps can help rebuild the heart

When finding time.

That dentist visit, finally made,

The guilt and worry starts to fade,

"Not half as bad as you had feared,"

They said, as anxiety cleared

Once finding time.

Old friend and I, at last we meet,

Two coffees shared make life complete,

Those precious moments, freely spent,

Remind me what connection meant—

Worth finding time.

One weed pulled daily from the ground,

(A tiny win, but victory found),

The garden slowly comes alive,

Amazing how small tasks can thrive

When finding time.

That painting set now opened wide,

First strokes are clumsy, but inside

A quiet joy begins to grow,

As colours learn to freely flow

In found time.

The ironing now, one item done

Each evening when the day is run,

The pile decreases, slow but sure,

Small progress daily is the cure

Through found time.

The phone now sleeps in different room,

While hours no longer disappear like zoom,

Real life seeps back in gentle ways,

Rebuilding meaningful displays

Of precious time.

For time's not found in giant leaps,

But minute moments, daily keeps,

Small choices stack like grains of sand

Until we finally understand:

We make our time.