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Feeling Free Again

Venturing forth after weeks of isolation, Warm breezes brushed against my cheek I left behind sad feelings of desolation. The meadow near seemed no longer bleak After a recent winter February’s display, Buds stuck out their tiny heads to peek. When the baby squirrels came down to play My breath anticipated sweet scents of June. Yes, decidedly, it was a glorious kind of day And before I realized it, I was whistling a tune My second COVID-19 shot over two weeks ago, Suddenly, I realized I was almost immune! It seemed the past year lay hidden in shadow For the entire world a deadly virus was endemic If every person will get vaccinated, though, I feel certain we can beat this awful pandemic And, folks, this is not something merely academic.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/14/2021 5:30:00 AM

Gorgeously done! I am so glad you are “almost immune”. My second shot is this Thursday!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/21/2021 7:58:00 PM

Caren, how did your second shot go?

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/14/2021 7:58:00 AM

Yippee! Caution: I had a reaction to second shot...extreme achiness and tiredness. Slept 14 hours straight, but then was perfectly fine. I hope you get through it without any problems. I feel so much safer from the virus, now.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 3/13/2021 5:59:00 PM

Thank you for the words of confidence, We need to hear this today. I pray that we see the end of this. We haven't received our yet, but I am hoping that when we do, we can ease up on the restrictions.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/13/2021 7:38:00 PM

Yes, indeed. Even though I've had both shots, I still wear a mask when I'm at a store or around people, require it of most people visiting me, and I do the best I can with social distancing. Stay well, Mystic...that's the most important thing. Hang in there!

M. L. Kiser

Date: 3/13/2021 5:05:00 PM

Beautifully crafted piece of celebration. Enjoyed.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/13/2021 7:37:00 PM

Thanks, M.L. I appreciated your compliment.

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 3/13/2021 5:00:00 PM

I avoid poetic forms like Terza Rima, they inhibit my thoughts as if I were in a strait jacket. I try to compose my verses in iambic pentameter or something close to it. You did a good job with this one, with a good ending couplet. Congratulations. / Maurice (Did my Soupmail to you get through?)

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/13/2021 7:41:00 PM

My friend Dave, 98, passed away last week. He believed all poetry had to be iambic pentameter, and, if it wasnt, it wasn't true poetry, so he didn't care much for a lot of poems I wrote. I will miss his criticisms. But, I do write some iambic pentameter, I think.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/13/2021 7:36:00 PM

I enjoy challenging myself with different forms, Maurice. Nope, I haven't received a Soup Mail from you. Keep trying! Thanks for your compliment.