Our corona diary.

[Text and photo by Himani Dehlvi]

I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the colour Blue. Bright and luminescent. A blue sky over Himalayan mountains. Fluffy white clouds. Sweet scent of nature–fresh, pure, cleansing, healing. I’m lying in a field of spring flowers–orange, yellow, pink and purple. Like a quilt that I had in my childhood. Patched together with swatches of silks and brocades from my mother’s clothes. My mother is close, I can smell her sweet scent, too.

I shut my eyes tight a little longer, greedy for the memories of times past, wishing for healthy times in the future, living in self-isolation, meditative and calm.

“We the Isolationists” series urges folks from any part of the world to share a brief diary starting with “I close my eyes in my self-isolation from Corona… and I see…” Not more than 100 words. With a horizontal-sized selfie, along with your city name… please mail to me at mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com.