Phase One
We’ve just begun; we’re in phase one.
With baby steps we’re starting,
Although we must remember that
The danger’s not departing.
So work resumes, but still the Zooms
Will substitute for meetings
As masks and six-feet distances
Will rule in-person greetings.
No eating out for there is doubt
That restaurants are ready
And customers won’t risk their health
For chef-prepared spaghetti.
Our mom & pops and barber shops
Are not phase one included
And schools, museums, shows and malls
Are equally excluded.
One thing that’s gone I counted on
Is 7 p.m. clapping,
A lovely come-together time
I wasn’t up for scrapping.
It energized and symbolized
The spirit of the city
So even though we’re moving on,
To lose that is a pity.
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