City Series – Frances Turner in Auckland, We the Isolationists (286th Corona Diary) Corona Diary by The Delhi Walla - May 7, 20200 Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Frances Turner] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see… a suitcase, emptied of my privileged aspirations countries, cities, villages I won’t get to volunteer service I won’t be able to perform a whole world I can’t reach images I won’t capture a blog I won’t write old friends I won’t see new friends I won’t make Mother Earth breathes cars parked airplanes grounded pollution receding extraordinary sunrises and sunsets skies a more brilliant shade of blue birdsong symphonies hand-written prose on paper staying home, staying local is saving lives fervent desire for a better, kinder world new hope for the future in the stillness of the in-between “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 – Priyanka Srivastava in Singapore, We the Isolationists (409th Corona Diary) City Series – Avidha Raha in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (314th Corona Diary) City Series – R S Krishna in Godalatty, Tamil Nadu, We the Isolationists (146th Corona Diary) City Series – Premi Carr in Milan, We the Isolationists (75th Corona Diary) City Series – Damiano in Treviso, Italy, We the Isolationists (9th Corona Diary)