Sandra Haight Poet Cinquain

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

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Silent One May 10, 2020 at 9:22 AM Very good collection of cinquan and such nice formatting.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..

Geoffrey Brewer May 7, 2020 at 8:49 AM Hear! hear! To your your well constructed aspirations. Blessings and good health to you and yours, Sandra.

Winged Warrior May 5, 2020 at 3:29 PM Like your take, Sandra...how are you my friend...best wishes for contest and health...^WW^ :o)