Coursing Rough Waters

We live in an age of instant gratification. Throw the stress of our daily routines into the mix, and we get a lot of overwhelm. 

Answering constant emails. Preparing for that presentation. And to top it off, we'll need to prepare dinner for the family once we're home.

Rough waters threaten to consume all of us, and suggestions about how to process them do us a lot of good. Breaking tasks down, prioritising them, practicing self-care, and setting boundaries when necessary all help when rough waters threaten to drown us. 

Enjoy this sonnet.

Coursing waters, rough and wild

Their waves lick and tease

Splashing, violent, we cannot go the mile

Do any task to please

Charting each wave, take it apart

Is how we win each over

Mark each wave first before we start

And when they lick, take cover

Rough waters, vast and deep

Hungry, wish to swallow

Of course, we want our souls to keep

Go to calm waters shallow

Coursing waters, deep and rough

To calm the tides, need not be tough.