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*Image of The Big Bang Theory giphy by CBS. Coronavirus: COVID-19 A knock upon my chambered door, silence foregone, it goes ignored, Too feeble I, coldness instills, lain I awry e'er filled with chills, Vice convince spree goes on toiling, thrice has it been, owned its spoiling, My eyes have seen, I've read the news, tried ears have be, shunned knocked sound blues, Scores abound knocked chambered door, roars I cannot, for I am sore, Then suddenly, a stillness had come, my chambered door, went silently numb, So I, read on, of coronavirus, tis recent so hence be it naught an antivirus, Kept abreast of things albeit online, inducement, the spread, signs, all be I fine, Cawing gawked my chambered window, peering through midst raised crescendo, A black raven tis annoyance it is the calling, disturbance afoot, perpetual cawing, A chapter be read, of the ailment, fear breeds in verses, amongst confinement, As a bird scrutinize, belittles my illness, with a litany of awk, pesty nuisances, Fatal passages beset home and town, beat I the averages, best all around, A door and window, be I immune, alas, a dreaded raven befalls its lampoon. 2020 March 12 *2nd Place* Coronavirus COVID-19 ~~Team PoetrySoup: Judged 2020 May 12

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Date: 5/14/2020 8:40:00 AM
Bravo... and what a horror its been, COVID19. I respect your command of poetry.
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Hilo Poet
Date: 5/14/2020 12:57:00 PM
I am truly grateful that you liked my Poe-tic style, Martin, -- Aloha ~@wk
Date: 5/13/2020 3:27:00 PM
Congratulations on your well-penned piece.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:55:00 PM
Thank you, Franci, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 6:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your win William!
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:55:00 PM
Kind of you, Tania, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 5:15:00 PM
Hello Williamwell done. Enjoy your evenng my friend.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:54:00 PM
Thank you sweet, Darlene, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 1:34:00 PM
many congrats on your win William:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:53:00 PM
I am grateful to you, Jan, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 11:42:00 AM
A deeply thought out piece, William. The fear we have can be quelled through knowledge. It gives us a place of understanding and allows us to make wise decisions. Well done.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:51:00 PM
I am glad you took a liking to my Poe-tic, James, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 11:21:00 AM
Hello, congratulations!! Stay safe
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:49:00 PM
Thank you, Paghunda, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 10:37:00 AM
CONGRATS William to win. Blessing. Stay safe n well.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:48:00 PM
Blessings also to you, Anisha, --Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 10:26:00 AM
William, congratulations on your winning placement. Aloha.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:47:00 PM
Mahalo my friend, Sam, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 9:45:00 AM
Congrats on your win and your terrific composition! Brilliant work!
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:46:00 PM
You have my thanks, Krish, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 9:30:00 AM
Hello William, I am so back to congratulate you on your awesome win. Hugs Eve
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:45:00 PM
Totally unexpected, Eve, you have my heartfelt thanks, -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 5/12/2020 9:28:00 AM
Creative poem. Reminds me of my favorite Edgar Allen Poe poem with the Raven. We have the Raven's relatives, large crows. They are very smart. My husband used to make loud noises to scare them away from bird feeder, where they would gobble up all the feed. However, we have a truce with them. He throws unsalted crackers to them on other side of fence. It is so funny to watch them fly off with crackers in their mouths.
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Date: 5/14/2020 12:43:00 PM
My thanks, Shirley, for your interesting share--stay safe, Aloha@~wk
Date: 4/12/2020 8:38:00 AM
i loved it..loved your analogy to the raven. i moved to Pa. on the last day that real estate transactions were still being allowed here..having trouble getting on this site from my personal computer at home, so not posting currently..thanks so much for this brilliant poem..stay safe..Nancy
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Date: 4/25/2020 11:12:00 PM
Overwhelming kind of you Nancy, thank you, and stay safe as well -- Aloha~@wk
Date: 3/31/2020 3:54:00 PM
Damned Ravens I have one that continually shows up! Thanx for the voice
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Date: 3/31/2020 4:05:00 PM
Thank you for your kind share, Donna, -- Aloha!~@wk
Date: 3/27/2020 6:28:00 PM
Well done my friend, and that photo is hilarious. It's very important to least follow protocol of staying safe even though it is hard on us. I just wish people were more courteous
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Date: 3/27/2020 6:48:00 PM
Hopefully, the mood of the nation will quell for Americans $1200/each stimulus bill approved by Congress and signed by Trump today as direct deposits to bank accounts--nice, thanks, Eve, sweet of you as always -- Aloha!~@wk
Date: 3/23/2020 4:47:00 AM
The words "fear breeds in verses, amongst confinement" are so true. Sometimes the worst place to be in a time like this is in one's own head! You capture that truth here. The play on "The Raven" was brilliant I thought. This is a neo-renaissance piece. You do a good job of capturing the feeling that is so prominent globally. I should say that I hope that you are keeping faith amidst this! It sounds like your art might be a very powerful outlet -- for you and for all of us reading your work!
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Date: 3/23/2020 10:24:00 AM
My extended courtesies to your well-thought-out words, expressing the mood I have paced with this virus set in its Poe-tic style, in appreciation, J.R., -- Aloha!~@wk
Date: 3/20/2020 2:14:00 PM
Hello William, i hope you are well. Stay safe. This happening everywhere. Everything is locked down. except the grocery stores and drugstores. There is nowhere to go. Everything else is closed down. Hospitals are packed her in Canada schools closed down etc. Enjoy your day. Alaha! Darlene
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Date: 3/22/2020 9:25:00 AM
Hello William It is the same here my friend. We have nowhere to go. Only a few stores open Like the grocery store and drugstore. Other than that every thing else is closed down. Enjoy your day my friend. Aloha! Darlene
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Date: 3/20/2020 2:36:00 PM
Same here, all restaurants laid-off workers as there are only take-outs and no sit-down eateries anymore, most stores are closed or cutback hours--take care of yourself, Darlene, -- Aloha!~@wk
Date: 3/13/2020 7:13:00 AM
- We get scared, William ... but we must not panic ... take care :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 3/13/2020 8:03:00 AM
A cure will be had, I am sure of it, though our town is taking precautions--University offering online schooling, cruise ship canceling stopovers, local events canceled and others to be sure since the first fatality as local media floods our town with this outbreak--thank you for your share -- Aloha!~@wk

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