In Times Like These
Oh, Sun
Cast hopefulness
On these gray days of life
Presenting so many unknowns-
Brighten
These times of personal distress
of lockdown and sad deaths-
Squelch Covid with
Your rays.
Oh, Sun
Streets are so bare
Parks and schools are empty
Churches and theaters shut down-
We miss
Gathering with kinfolk and friends
Shopping at stores and malls
Great restaurants-
Our jobs.
Oh, Sun
With burning beams
Please lay waste this virus
That invades our lives so deeply-
Return
Our privilege to hug loved ones
Take back the life we knew-
Bring hope to each
New day.
May 5, 2020
~2nd Place~
Contest: In Times Like These
Sponsor: Silent One
Judged: 05/10/2020
3 Double Cinquains
Syllables: 2 4 6 8 2 8 6 4 2
Could the Power of the Sun Slow the Coronavirus? - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/health/coronavirus-summer-ultraviolet-light.html
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2020
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