On March 24, I started writing a poem a day, along with other writers who check in with Writer’s Digest. I didn’t think of posting them then. So I’m catching up and here are the first three. They are all written under the general title of Poems of a Pandemic.
March 22, 2020
Pandemic Time
time is now –
pandemic –
filled with fear
most will live
many die
from virus
history
will record
rights and wrongs
we live in
sequestered
specifics
hunkered down
using tech
to connect
call friends we
haven’t talked
to for years
if alone
we cook and
eat alone
keep journals
write poems
and wonder
counting days
until it’s
done – finished
Escape
I’ve left now
as I read this book
just walked out
the door and
into a world that doesn’t
have corona now
but book world
has Tara struggling
with childhood
horrors – with
deep imprinting – sometimes I’m
glad to close that book
to come back
to reality –
I can go
back and forth
and learn from Tara to grow
strong through all of it
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March 24, 2020
The Chant Sings
sing – and keep your self strong
sing – and keep your self strong
feel the rhythm and vibration
as they move throughout your body
just
sing – and take a breath
take a deep breath
once again – take a deep breath
and heal – your – self
heal – your – self
with sound !
