Charles Messina Poet Free verse

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Well, it's been four years since the breakout of Covid-19. I knew it was only a matter of time before it caught hold of me. My wife Pam and I have had it for a few days now, and luckily for us, I do believe the worst of feeling ill is past us. A few more days (hopefully) we should be up and out and running around the world again. Having two working sons living with us we have to try our best to quarantine ourselves around the house. So. that being said, we confined ourselves to a small room in the basement. Question- Do you have any idea how it is to be locked down in a fourteen by fourteen room with your wife for 4-5 days is? (lol) Well, not what you were expecting. We played scrabble, solitaire, yahtzee and monopoly for hours and hours...and hours...It's Great- I got to learn all her moves :)

I've Got A Pen

I've been dealing with the fluvid,
And boy, it's hit me hard 
I was out and about last week, 
When it caught me off my guard
 
My eyes had veined a fire red, 
When it took me by surprise 
All I could do, is to be its slave, 
Until it's germ that's in me dies 

Three days thus far, my skins, like- prune 
I've been forced to hum the Fluvid's tune
 
Wasted time can't run a faster soon 
For me to leave my dungeons' room

My muse had turned a whiter white  
And so, my pen...began to write 
Fluvid boy, you best beware 
Your time will come, and this...I swear 

A few more days, 'bout all I'll take 
My hands and legs, will no more shake 
My ink will dry, and I'll right me better 
Just a few more days, till you (sign) this letter

So, hope see you never, Oh Fluvid boy 
So sorry, if I sound...so coy 
But if you show your flu'ish face 'round me again 
You'd best beware- You s.o.b...

I've got a pen

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Vijay Pandit January 27, 2024 at 5:38 AM Sending goodwill wishes your way, Charlie. Hope you feel better soon. Your poem aptly to the point. Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM Vijay, thank you very much for your goodwill wishes, my friend! Much appreciated!

Jan Allison January 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM grr that darn fluvid - had covid twice now I dont want it again - amazing how we had strict lockdown and the world changed beyond all recognition - now few care about passing it on. get well soon! hugs jan xx Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:18 AM Geez, twice. Glad to hear you overcame it as well. You are absolutely right about few care about passing it on these days. Thanks for the get well wishes, Jan. Hugs Charlie xx

Sam Kauffman January 26, 2024 at 12:30 PM You and your wife making the best out of "fluvid" situation, Charlie! Any chance you played cribbage? I got COVID after performing at an international festival last year - 2022. Missed Thanksgiving and our granddaughter's sixteenth birthday. However, I did get to go on our annual Christmas tree hunt and have lunch with all of the family! Sending prayers for continued healing and hopes that your sons stay well and avoid that s.o.b.! Blessings my friend. Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:31 AM Hi Sam, we are trying to make the best, for sure. I never played cribbage, but I goggled it and it sounds like fun! It sucks when we have to miss out on family gatherings and holidays. When Covid first broke out I couldn't see my new born grandson for months...I thought those times were passed, thought wrong (lol). Thanks for the get-well wishes. Blessings and hugs...Charlie

Silent One January 26, 2024 at 12:06 PM Pen is mightier than the covid!!! Great humour and poem my friend.. Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:33 AM Yes, Sir...the pen is a powerful weapon! Thank you, SO!

Kim Rodrigues January 26, 2024 at 10:20 AM Love your humor! You s.o.b…lol! And likewise “I’ve got a pen.” My husband and I caught it on our cruise…the ship or a tour, who knows…of course I did get some bandaid from the ship’s infirmary (was I in close quarters with the shedevil-covid?! This was in September 2022, I think. Put our suitcases down and did not wash clothes for about 3 days…so tired! Be well, dear poet! Send that s.o.b. Packing!! Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:39 AM Thank you so much Kim, for your comments and get well wishes. Damn, that sucks...you wait anxiously to go on vacation only to find when you finally get on it you get Covid. Happy to hear you both came through...packing (lol) Hugs Charlie

Paula Goldsmith January 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM I enjoyed reading your write. So sorry you are sick. Get Well Fast... When you said, "locked down in a fourteen by fourteen room." I thought maybe a prisoner of love. Guess not... Never know when or where writing will hit a person. Guess yours hit "locked down in a fourteen by fourteen room" called the basement. Have a blessed day writing away......................... Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:52 AM Hi Paula, thank you so much for your get well wishes and comments. LOL- I've been a prisoner of love! I appreciate your kindness dear friend. Have a blessed weekend. Hugs Charlie

Tom Cunningham January 26, 2024 at 8:58 AM It's one nasty virus Charlie, the sob has caught me twice, thankfully not too severe. Hope you both make a good recovery. Tom Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:54 AM Hey Tom, damn "Twice" Happy to hear it wasn't severe and you beat it. Thanks so much for the get well wishes, my friend. Charlie

Daniel Henry Rodgers January 26, 2024 at 8:09 AM Dear Charles, Sorry about you and your wife getting COVID. Your "Fluvid" poem had me chuckling through every line! You've captured the absolute misery of the bug in such a hilariously relatable way. I love your defiant spirit, even through the sickness. The threat to ink the Fluvid with a sonnet had me grinning. Take care, and feel free to unleash any further poetic fury on the Fluvid should it dare to cross your path again. - Blessings, Daniel Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 3:59 AM Hey Daniel, thank you so much for the get well wishes. Happy to hear you appreciated my humor and relating to it. My pen will be in the holster, I assure you (lol). I appreciate your comments, dear friend. Blessings...Charlie

Lin Lane January 26, 2024 at 7:57 AM All her moves? lol well, Charlie... Seriously sad you've both been infected, but good to learn you're also on the mend. 4 times that bugger has found me, none of them to the point of worry of anything more than a cold, except for one strain caught on a cruise. Write him out of your house. Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 4:03 AM Yep!...all her moves (lol). OMG dear lord- four times. Figures the worst came when you were on a cruise...seems it always happens that way. Happy to hear the rest were mild cases. I may have had it before but this is the first time I actually tested myself, the other times were mild as well. Thanks for the get well wishes, Lin. I appreciate your thoughts. Hugs Charlie

Ink Empress January 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM Ah im sorry about your wife and you finally catching the covid flu, i hope you both feel better really soon. I always tell all those who catch it, to drink ginger and lime tea helps alot, along with honey. And i must say your poem is beautifully done with catchy rhymes, i loved reading this. Get well soon. Charles Messina January 27, 2024 at 4:07 AM Dear IE, thank you so much for your lovely comments and get well wishes. I will definitely try the ginger lime tea & honey, sounds delicious too...thanks for that! Smiling to hear you loved this! Have a great weekend, dear friend. Hugs Charlie