On Mondays I now have a ritual. I am positively addicted to Lucia Lei who scours Op Shops for jewellery jars and posts herself opening them on YouTube.
Lucia has the most soothing voice, a very gentle and appreciative narrative showcasing each piece high-priced or humble with equal enthusiasm. Her beautifully manicured hands with nails colour-matched to the jar are positively mesmerizing too.
Such a lovely interval in my lockdown day. So enjoyable I found myself taking pen to paper after this morning’s viewing.
Dear Lucia… In Oz, it’s Monday when you post your jewellery jar openings and I’m addicted. Listening to your soothing voice, viewing perfect nails, I find myself wondering how pieces arrived in the Op Shop - who threw them away? Was it a house clearance after loss - flotsam? Discarded by someone sad who didn’t want, didn’t value the reason for purchase - ignoring the joy each item brought their loved one, now giving pleasure to me, the viewer - vicariously owning the sparkle… Imagining where I would wear such special jewels, dressed up to the nines, carefully doing my nails even matching my accessories… like you. Living a glamourous life, socializing – dancing to music, dinner with friends, restaurant atmosphere or theatre presentations, sitting side by side with stranger others, enjoying the performances… Not worrying about social distance. Not needing to wear a mask carefully matched to my outfit… So I thank you, Lucia, for the escape from lockdown, the chance to be someone, somewhere, sometime before today. A time imagined or remembered. Delving into my memory box re-living happiness, people I loved, lost, shared good times with and still miss every day. I also admit to crying, when you read the words; ‘If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again’ now engraved on my heart. Frances Macaulay Forde © 2020
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Just beautiful, powerful words in your poem!
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Thank you Jewel, for taking the time to read my words. 🙂
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I enjoyed your escape-from-the-lockdown poem. I even checked out a bit of Lucia’s video.
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So pleased you took a look, Lucia is the perfect way (for me) to de-stress. Thanks for you kind words and taking the time to read, Liz. Stay safe.
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You, too, Frances!
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