City Series – Srilatha Srikanth in Bombay, We the Isolationists (71st Corona Diary) Corona Diary by The Delhi Walla - March 27, 20200 Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Srilatha Srikant] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see… My frail mother A decade ago Ailing but resolute In her twilight years Coaxing her frisky grandchild to eat Chiding the cook about the spicy and oily sabzi Shaking her head over an inane TV series Shushing her noisy nurse into silence Walking feebly to her bed Propping her walking stick just so Smoothening the edges of her pillow Her left hand busy Her right hand limp Getting on with the minutiae of everyday life. The bits and pieces of living Providing an anchor of predictability To a chaotic world. While I ruminate and fret Over what is. “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. Related posts: City Series – Surabhi Mathur in Bombay, We the Isolationists (2nd Corona Diary) City Series – Viji Venkatesh in Bombay, We the Isolationists (96th Corona Diary) City Series – Parul Singh in Bombay, We the Isolationists (102nd Corona Diary) City Series – Vitasta Raina in Bombay, We the Isolationists (193rd Corona Diary) City Series – Afsar Zaidi in Bombay, We the Isolationists (178th Corona Diary)