which cards will you draw today?

lethargy is a fickle friend sometimes

so i wish for moonlight within the clouds

of marble floors, rolling paddies that

commerce plows swiftly, masked

soldiers marching zigzag between

        the glare of pink slips

and streams of granulated sugar

Our bees aren't social distancing,
As they buzz about the hive;
The ants aren't wearing masks
In their pismires, yet they thrive.

Racoons wash without soap,
Llamas spit  without remorse,
Monkeys' feces fill the air,
Dogs are crapping everywhere,
The watering holes of the Kalahari
Have larger crowds
Than political rallies.

Every insect, bird and beast,
With scale or feather, beak or teeth,
With legs or wings, bellies or fins,
Still swim or fly, walk or crawl;
We succumbed before them all.
It's back to Eden,
Back to the fall.

Now I Waved GOODBYE...
To UK... Coastlines...
  
Because There Were Vibes...
That I... DID NOT LIKE... !!!
  
But THIS Set of Rhymes...
Speak On Waves That Now Rise...
of The... CORONA Type... !?!
  
NO BEERS In Sight... !!!
  
Just INFECTION HIKES...
That Have People Saying...
  
....... “ YIKES “....... !!!!!
  
Because NOW They Say...
That... “ Corona Will Claim...
More Lives AGAIN... !!! “
  
Because of SECOND Waves...
Across... VARIOUS States...
In The USA And Farther Away... !!!
  
But Since When...  
Did The... FIRST One...
Reach It’s... END... ?!?
  
Was There A CURE...
Locked Down Indoors... ?!?
  
That These Government Heads...
Procured In... “Secret”... ?!?
In... CERTAIN CLOSETS... !?!
  
I Wouldn’t Be Surprised...
Because They Seem To Have LIED... ?!?
About These Waves Time And AGAIN... !!!!!
  
One Minute It’s Cool...  
To Re-Open Schools...
  
But Now They Say...  
That This Second Wave...
Is A STRONGER STRAIN...
That’ll Cause MORE PAIN... !!!
  
And I Read... Yesterday...
That The BUBONIC PLAGUE...
Has Again Raised It’s Face... !?!
  
So MONGOLIANS Now...
Have To... ISOLATE... !!!
  
Because There’s A Case...
Where A Boy Has Died...
So Now There Are Waves...
of... DIFFERENT Strains...
ALL OVER The Place... ?!?
  
But Corona Now Claims...
The Number ONE Spot... !!!
  
For Waves That May SHOCK...
And... REINFORCE LOCKS...
That QUICKLY DOWNED...
The Flow of CLOWNS...
Across Multiple Towns... !!!
  
But What About NOW... ?!?
As Countries OPEN UP...
New Waves... May Just SHUT...
  
And Bring Jabs Like The Hut...
WITHOUT **** And His Mutt...
That ARE... DASTARDLY...
And Bring TRAGEDIES...
To... MORE FAMILIES... !!!!
  
Than We Saw The...
.... FIRST TIME.... !!!!!
  
But... Is This Right... ?!?
I’ll Let You... DECIDE... !!!
  
While I Write These Rhymes...
That Are Wondering WHY... ???
  
Second Waves Now Ride...
Just A... Little TOO HIGH... !!!
  
For Surfers Who...
Use Internet Tools Just Like I Do... !!!
To Analyse Reviews About This Issue... !!!!!!
  
Because It’s SO CONFUSED... ?
And FAR From.... COOL..... !!!
  
The Way That These Waves...
Are Being EXPLAINED...
By The Same Old Names...
Who Seem To Have...
...... NO SHAME..... !!!!
  
Who’ve REFUSED To Wear...
A Mask.... ANYWHERE... ?!?
  
And Have RUN AROUND...
EVEN WHEN LOCKDOWNS... ?
Were INITIALLY Used...
To... Try To COOL...
How The Virus Moved...
  
I Mean......
Who Knows What's TRUE... ?!?
And I Mean... THE TRUTH... !!!
  
NOT... Confused News...
From Medics Who...
... REFUTE The Views...
  
of Those Who They’re Supposed To....  
........... REPORT To......... ???
  
These Guys... Are...  
WORSE Than Columbo...
WITHOUT Any Clues... !!!
  
In Fact That’s NOT TRUE... !!!
  
Cos’ He Was NO DUMBO...
Or The Type of FOOL...
Whose Views Weren’t Shrewd...
  
So What Exactly Are People...
NOW... Supposed To Do... ?!?
  
DISMISS This EVIL KILLING Flu... ?!?
  
And ENDANGER THEMSELVES...
To... Regain WEALTH...
Ahead of Their HEALTH... ?!?
  
Well That To Me Is A FEEBLE Move...
Because It’s... CLEAR...  
That Second Waves Are NEAR...
And May Well APPEAR...
In The VERY SAME YEAR... !!!?!!!
  
Yup... TWENTY TWENTY... !!!
  
But It Seems That NEW VISIONS  ...
STILL LACK... Precision... ?!?
  
Its A Strange Position...
That Humanity’s IN... ?!?
Because...
While Some Get SICK...
  
Others Are OUT...
Having Parties And Drinks... !!!
  
While Others RESIST...
Wearing Masks In Public... ?!?
  
I Wonder Sometimes...
Do People REALLY THINK... ?!?
  
Or Just Live To PROFIT...
Off... NONSENSICAL Things... ?
  
I Guess We’ll Now See...
WHO In... Humanity...
  
Will Now USE Their Brain... !?!
And Who Will Fall VICTIM...
  
To This APPARENT...
...... SECOND.......
  
........ “ Wave “....... ?!?

Remembrance
by Michael R. Burch

a coronavirus poem

Remembrance like a river rises;
the rain of recollection falls;
frail memories, like vines, entangled,
cling to Time's collapsing walls.

The past is like a distant mist,
the future like a far-off haze,
the present half-distinct an hour
before it blurs with unseen days.

Published by Romantics Quarterly. Keywords/Tags: coronavirus, remembrance, memory, memories, recollection, time, rain, river, mist, haze, blurs, past, present, future

Now These Words Are TRUE...
And... NOT From Some Cartoon...
Where A Dog's Being Used... !!!!!!!

Because.....

YIKES... There Are SPIKES..
of Infections Spreading... !!!

That Could Cause A New CRISIS... !!!

That’s... Much WORSE Than ISIS... !!!

SPIKING Here And SPIKING There... !?!

Because of BREACHES...
... CLOSING Beaches... !!!
So Now Cars Are Ensnared...
Like Stars Up In Our Atmosphere... !!!

Because MILE LONG Queues...
Are Now In View That Seem To Prove...

That Lots of People DON'T CARE... ?!?
And Could Really CARE LESS... !?!

About Coronas Spread...
Now That Word’s Been Sent...
From Government Heads...
That The Spread Has Cooled...?!?

Now I DON’T Think That I’m A Fool... !?!
But Am Now Getting A Little Confused... ?!?

Because... If This Is TRUE... ?!?
Why Are Infection Rates SPIKING...
Like Boots Built For HIKING... ?!?

Infection Rates CLIMBING... !!!
In Places Where Sightings...
of Groups Are Now FRIGHTENING... !!!

These... Medical Heads...
Who Are QUICK To Express...
That Corona Is FAR...................
From Reaching It’s END... !!!

In Fact Trends Now Suggest...
That It’s Gonna Progress...
And Cause People More STRESS... !!!

Because Systems Aren’t Ready...
For Spikes That Could UNSTEADY...

The Reduction of Cases...
Because People Aren’t Spacing...
Like They Have Been TOLD... !?!

Some Are Being... TOO BOLD... !!!
When They’re... Leaving Their Homes...
And These Protesters Have...
Now Indeed... HINDERED Plans... !!!
To Stop The Increase of INFECTIONS... !!!

That Are Now Being Seen...
To Be... RISING AGAIN... !!!

And Indeed Now SPIKING... !!!!
In Destinations With BIG Populations... !!!

Where Lockdowns Were EASED...
To Help STOP The FREEZE...
of Their... ECONOMIES... ?!?

But... Now It Would SEEM...
That They Were Being HASTY... !?!

And Have OPENED Up Streets...
To NEW SPIKES of... DISEASE... !?!

Because Cash SUPERSEDES...
People Being... HEALTHY... ?!?

I Dunno About You...
But It Seems STRANGE To Me... ?!?

That... Election Rallies...
Were Allowed To Receive...
Congregations To See...
The President Speak...
About Campaign Themes... ?!?

While SPIKES Are Being Seen...
Right Across Their Country... ?!?

And... NOT Just The... U.S...
But The World GLOBALLY... !?!

And Now We’re Being Told...
That There Are Countries That Hold...
DATA That... WITHHOLDS....

A Truth That’s UNTOLD... !!!

About The... REAL Death Tolls... !!!
In Countries Where Controls...
And Testing Are... LOW... !!!

Because... Pure BRAVADO...
Is What Some Leaders Have Shown... ?!?

Who Are Telling STORIES...

But What Is THE TRUTH... ?!?
WITHOUT... Allegories...

Because.....
Folks Now NEED PROOF...
That’s Water Tight TOO... !!!

That SPIKES Will NOT Now...
Start Going Through Roofs... !!!!

That AGAIN Cause LOCKDOWNS...
To RETURN To Schools …
BEFORE … Children Do... !!!!!

Because Corona's REFUSED...
To Become A... "RECLUSE"... !!!

Just Like The Folks...
Who’ve Now BROKEN Rules... !!!

By... Leaving Their Homes...
Even When There’s CURFEWS... !!!

To... PARTY And ABUSE...
POLICE And News Crews...
Over... RACE Issues...
And OTHER Things Too... !!!

That Are Causing SPIKES...
To Start Reaching NEW HEIGHTS... !?!

Now ENDANGERING Life... !!!

But... Is That Right... ???

I’ll Let You Decide...
While I Write Some More Rhymes...
About The NEW RISE of These Corona Vibes...

That APPARENTLY Now...
May Cause A SURPRISE... !!!

That WON’T Be One...
That People Will LIKE... !!!

If What It Supplies...
Are LOCKDOWNS That...
AGAIN SHUTDOWN Lives... !!!

Because of PARTY Vibes...
And... Protest Lines...

That May Now Have Caused...
... Corona To SOAR...
And Start A NEW WAR... !!!

Due To Infection Rates...
RAISING STAKES AGAIN.. !!!

In Ways That INVITE...
A NEW WAVE To RISE... !!!

Where Corona Can Find...
Ways To... Once AGAIN...

.......... “ SPIKE “.........