If Soap Could Talk Today

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Inspired by Caren Krutsinger's poem, 'If I Could,' posted July 15, 2020...

If soap could talk today
   What would it say

If masks had eyes instead of holes
   What would they see to extol

If plastic gloves weren't hot and sweaty
   Would wearers still act so petty

If it weren't for this COVID pandemic
   Such speculation would be academic

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Kenneth Cheney

Date: 7/17/2020 10:41:00 AM

I'm guessing soap would talk dirty, at least around my house. Interesting piece.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/17/2020 5:21:00 AM

For sure! The latest fashion - masks! Paris didn’t see that coming!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/17/2020 2:11:00 AM

So glad I inspired you! I am thrilled that happened! Wow! Unexpectedly got credit for something I did not know I was doing. Love this one!

Joe Dimino

Date: 7/16/2020 6:59:00 PM

Good questions. Who knows? This virus is as much political as it is biological. Enjoyed the your thoughtful, intelligent write. short work but a banquet. Kids need to be back in school.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/16/2020 8:39:00 PM

Kids do need to be back in school, true! (But only because no one would ever listen to me tell them that two months of a great overnight summer camp is worth two years of great schooling). Also needed are real concrete plans and monitoring of those plans, esp. at the start of the year, so that things go fairly smoothly.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 7/16/2020 3:00:00 PM

nice one, gershon!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/16/2020 8:37:00 PM

ilene, thank you so much for the view and your supportive comment! Here's to a cool day in NYC tomorrow. It was only about 80 in Chicago with low humidity today. So maybe that's coming your way, since the heat and humidity are rolling back in here tomorrow. ~ Your local weatherperson

John Gondolf

Date: 7/16/2020 11:51:00 AM

This COVID pandemic has created a whole new thinking and perspective on life. I wonder if the world will ever change back to the way it was just a year ago. Cheers my friend. John

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/16/2020 2:39:00 PM

Listening to the discouraging news reports lately, it seems that we're as far as ever from taming this virus... Keep the Faith, John! Thanks, Gershon