Lock Down

09/11/2020

Lonely souls left to worry,
the furtive enemy lurks,
rest plenty, less hurry,
from home, everyone works

The count went one, two, 
looking for who to point to,
then it went three, four,
stopped moving out the door

The count went five, six,
knew t’was no easy fix,
when it went seven, eight, 
then you truly felt the weight

Grief stretched week to week,
weeks turned to months long,
to end this quick, each of us seek,
hope we not be proven wrong

A Lipogram poetry contest
Sponsor: Emily Pinet
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Well Avatar
July 8, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Thanks everyone, for your valuable comments!
George   Avatar
July 7, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Beautiful, Sharon. Many cograts on your SUPER WIN, Lainie
Mehta Avatar
July 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM
My congratulations on this win in the contest, Sharon
Kendrick Avatar
July 5, 2011 at 5:30 AM
Congrats on your success in the contest..Sara
Brown Avatar
July 5, 2011 at 4:14 AM
Congratulations on your win Sharon in Barbara's "A River Runs Through It contest. Love, Carol
Beck Avatar
July 4, 2011 at 1:46 AM
I like this one very much...should have been placed higher in my opinion...well written ...congratulations...Syd
Dietrich Avatar
July 4, 2011 at 12:39 AM
I really enjoyed the way each stanza was a different theme. Vindicated, intoxicated, celebrated. Great parallelism. Congrats.
Roberts Avatar
July 3, 2011 at 10:14 PM
congrats on your 3rd place win in the contest Sharon with this powerful piece
Johnson Avatar
July 3, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations on a great poem and win. Love, Joyce
Sweetheart Avatar
July 3, 2011 at 9:26 PM
Congrats Sharon on your big win in the contest luv with this exciting entry on the river..theme.. enjoy on this happy 4th..luv..
Gorelick Avatar
July 3, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Sharon..this one was unique and I truly enjoyed it. Congrats on your placement in my contest. BG
Brown Avatar
June 28, 2011 at 5:13 AM
Excellent writing Sharon. Love, Carol
Foulk Avatar
June 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM
a well worded and very creative piece of poetry.
Well Avatar
June 28, 2011 at 6:17 AM
thank you, James!
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