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Another One Shuts Down - Corona Virus Edition

Another One Shuts Down (Corona virus version) Gates and boards and reels of wire Garbage by the gates Driveway overgrown with grass The factory is a state Security checks once an hour To make sure all's still locked Another business shut it's door the economy was rocked Another workplace bites the dust Another one shuts down To find the business district here You've got to leave the town They're closing up 'bout one a month Jobs are leaving by the score When you leave, turn out the lights And please folks, lock the door Work is leaving faster than It has ever in the past There's more folks on assistance How long will this all last? Fifty years a hundred ten Factories closing shop There's more buildings that are vacant Our growth came to a stop It doesn't matter where you go It's that damn covid one nine If you are not essential Out goes the "CLOSING" sign It all comes down to profit You're a number not a name It doesn't matter where you go Plant closure is the game Another workplace bites the dust Another one shuts down To find the business district here You've got to leave the town They're closing up 'bout one a month Jobs are leaving by the score When you leave, turn out the lights And please folks, lock the door

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Date: 5/14/2020 1:22:00 PM
Hello Roger Turner, yes it is sad that jobs are shutting down.Too many people out of work. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Date: 4/20/2020 5:17:00 PM
Excellent Roger! Congratulations on POTD! xxoo
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Date: 4/19/2020 9:55:00 PM
Great write, Robert. Congratulations on POTD... Stay safe my friend
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/20/2020 12:39:00 PM
Thanks. But...I am roger not robert. Cheers for reading Charles
Date: 4/19/2020 3:29:00 PM
Fear and panic was deliberately instilled in order to take away freedoms and rights we have always before defended. This time the onslaught was deliberately set in action to force unconstitutional acts by governors and mayors. As in arresting church attendees, etc. Your great poem on the mark. Congrats on POTD.. God bless..
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 6:51:00 PM
thanks robert. i appreciate you taking time to read. stay safe
Date: 4/19/2020 1:08:00 PM
Congratulations on POTD. Beautiful poem on the frustrations that have become the daily norm. I only hope that there is an end sometime soon.
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 6:51:00 PM
thanks JC. I hope it ends soon, but, am not holding out hope
Date: 4/19/2020 12:47:00 PM
To overcome any major obstacle, different measures must be taken. It is challenging, frustrating and stressful at times. To get back to a normal state of operation, it is best to listen and obey. When, is unknown- but I know we will get through this. Congratulations Roger, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. ~ Brandy
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Date: 4/19/2020 12:25:00 PM
You spoke truth in these verses...sad indeed...Winds of changes are blowing furiously around the world...Congratulations Roger on POTD
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Date: 4/19/2020 11:59:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. it is all so very sad. Guess we will have a very different world. Enjoy your win and day.........
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Date: 4/19/2020 11:46:00 AM
Don't know what's worse. Good work Roger and congratulations on POTD honors...
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Date: 4/19/2020 10:15:00 AM
It's a topsy-turvy world...and it is up to us if we want to keep it that way...great write my friend...Congrats!! on POTD!!...stay safe and let us bring it back to the way it was before...the Wingster :o)
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Date: 4/19/2020 8:48:00 AM
Honored to be picked. Thank you for this. Stay safe
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Date: 4/19/2020 6:51:00 AM
We are certainly in hard times. So sad are the people getting sick and the ones that die. The impact this is going to have on our daily lives is going to be devastating. Congrats on POTD
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Mark Koplin
Date: 4/19/2020 8:44:00 AM
The top of the home screen where it says poem of the day. click on that and it will show who won it for the day.
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 7:57:00 AM
Thanks. Where did you find out I was poem of the day?
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Mark Koplin
Date: 4/19/2020 7:07:00 AM
Poem of the day
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 7:01:00 AM
Thanks for reading and the great comments. POTD?
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 7:00:00 AM
Thanks for reading. What is POTD?
Date: 4/19/2020 2:04:00 AM
This virus is causing devastation, it will take years to recover, if at all. Congrats Roger on POTD honours. Tom
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Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/19/2020 8:23:00 AM
Check the menu on the left and it says poem of the day, and then you see what poem has been chosen, I don't know who choses it, admin I suppose. Tom
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Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/19/2020 8:21:00 AM
Your poem has been chosen as poem of the day.
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Roger Turner
Date: 4/19/2020 7:30:00 AM
What is POTD? Thank you for your kind words
Date: 4/17/2020 12:17:00 PM
Hello Roger Turner, Yes jobs are leaving and some are gone. Because of the virus. One member on our site has the virus. So sad and I hope she gets better soon. Be safe. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Date: 4/17/2020 9:30:00 AM
"When you leave, turn out the lights And please folks, lock the door" - this sounds so optimistic!
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