Conditions: The Pleasant in the Unpleasant

I’m really stumped
For what to say;
It’s been like this
Since the commotion today;

Yet, I always manage
To come up with
Some little poem
On what’s afoot.

I was concentrated
Down to my toes
On what I was reading,
When the renovations started,

Then began my steaming,
Until I remembered
A simple practice
Recently reviewed,

Of noticing the unpleasant,
Then enjoying
The tiny quiet interludes
In between.

This plain approach effectively
Blocked the irritation,
Reduced my frustration,
Decreasing my distress.

My ease increased,
Enabling me to relax
Until the demonic din ceased
And the distracters departed.

By then there was
Such relief,
I forgot all else
And simply enjoyed the peace.