When your plumbing’s contrary
your car’s in the shop
the travails of the world
are over the top
you’re always on hold
and a half-inch behind
words and your keys
keep slipping your mind
the robocalls pester
the outlook is dour,
call a time-out
and go watch a flower.
I do realize that not all life’s problems are so easily airbrushed, and not everyone has a flower to watch, and I wish it were otherwise. But the other day this happened to me. I was utterly out of patience and stormed out to the back, and there was this gorgeous, tranquil little being, totally absorbed in the zinnias. Imagine being hit so hard by calm.
Oddments 
August 10, 2018 at 11:24 am
And, this is why people like me garden without a cell phone in my pocket. If you can take a moment to enjoy nature, it has a calming effect because you realize all the drama in the world is really not that important. Hope you have a calm but beautiful day with lots of little visitors.
August 10, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Drama it is! You are so wise to leave it behind while in the garden! Thanks for your good wishes, Judy — I wish the same to you!
August 14, 2018 at 10:12 am
Hard hit by calm expresses the feeling perfectly.