She took grocery
deliveries at the side
door and sprayed them down.
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cans of lysol in the carport
haiku for 6/18/20
Tag: COVID-19
facial security blanket
haiku for 6/17/20
The mask made him feel
only a little safer
in an unsafe world.
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catch the second wave
haiku for 6/1/20
Bodies ride the crest
before the whole thing crashes
down like a honed scythe.
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we’re all doomed
haiku for 5/18/20
What if a virus
didn’t attack brains or bones
but plain ignorance?
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petri dish nation
haiku for 5/13/20
The germs waited oh
so patiently to avenge
themselves on us all.
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a question of masks
haiku for 5/10/20
Some are offended.
Others demand compliance.
A lot of hot air.
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covid caveat emptor
haiku for 5/9/20
We’re gonna die from
this damn disease, but at least
we can go shopping.
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the numbers
haiku for 5/5/20
How many dead? How
many infected? How much
longer can we last?
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romeo and juliet 2020
haiku for 5/1/20
Verona succumbs
to the plague. Star-crossed lovers
inherit it all.
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thinking positive
haiku for 4/30/20
The cough, the fever,
the trouble breathing, the test,
the wait, the results.
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