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