S I P poem 1

Pandemic Poem (Spring 2020)

All over the land

folks cooperating

doing their part

obeying the orders

staying home

sheltering in place

self-isolating

keeping social distance

hunkering down

avoiding everything

it adds up to an activity

for each day of the week

and lots of time to think

to put things in perspective

so with all this I decided

it just might be effective

to ask if I should feel virtuous

because this vodka is distilled

with Fairtrade Certified Quinoa.

Shelter in Place Poem 2

Quarantine Queue (Spring 2020)

So a vast viral event is unfolding

and by order you're in quarantine

now you have time on your hands

to do so many things that obtain

brush those teeth over and over

clip those nails with frequency

select best quarantunes to listen to

youtube watch endless old cartoons

retrieve ancient letters from the attic

and write back to those you neglected

for all those years of loving and lust

decades able to convince you

that finally you must