Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Wearing a Mask

We have to wear masks now in public.
Executive order’s been made
So we must embrace
Cloth to cover the face
Because everyone’s really afraid.

It could be a scarf or bandanna
As long as the mouth and the nose
Are hidden behind
What is hoped to remind
Us of germs other folks may expose.

My version, home-made out of cotton,
Loops each ear with a ponytail tie.
I hate how it feels
But its usage reveals
That I’m doing my part to comply.

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Cecilia Macfarlane April 22, 2020 at 7:47 PM I wear masks so frequently, my face feels weird when I take it off. Great write. Hugs

Maurice Rigoler April 17, 2020 at 7:48 PM I have at least a year's supply of maska which I purchased last year, can't remember why! Then last week a lady friend made one for me, as if I needed another one? So sorry to learn of so many you know who have contracted the virus. So far no one I'm close to has it. I follow the rules to stay out of trouble. / M

Gordon Mcconnell April 17, 2020 at 1:38 PM A good up to date piece on the present world crisis ilene, with nice rhyme and flow. Hope you're doing ok, keep well and safe, Blessings,Gordon Ilene Bauer April 17, 2020 at 3:57 PM thank you, gordon! i'm doing fine and reluctantly wearing my mask. hope you're doing well in your part of the world...

Caren Krutsinger April 17, 2020 at 12:33 PM I am hoping the pandemic is a hoax and we will all have a great laugh because I speak to people all over weekly and not one of them knows anyone who has it, but in case it is not a big hoax, this poem makes great sense. Ilene Bauer April 17, 2020 at 3:55 PM my brother in colorado is recovering from it, my 35 year old nephew and his wife in england both have it and, 5 weeks later are still struggling to get better, my close friend's husband has it and is recovering and the husband of a colleague of mine died from it, as did someone my husband volunteers with in a museum. it's real...

Andrea Dietrich April 16, 2020 at 6:37 PM Good one. People are getting really creative with these. Mine is just standard white one. I don't know how, but hubbie got hold of some for me and him. I actually wish our state would enforce it. In my favorite grocery store, I see only about 50% of folks doing it . I am amazed people out with their small kids maskless in the stores. Ilene Bauer April 17, 2020 at 3:59 PM in new york, it's a requirement to wear when you're in public (unless you can safely distance yourself from others) and in stores or on public transportation. most people are complying...

John Watt April 16, 2020 at 3:37 PM Good for you, Ilene. I quietly cringe when I see people in public not wearing the mask. Probably for no reason, but that's what this pandemic has done: made everybody a nervous Nelly! Great write, my friend. Keep up your "rhymes of the times"! Ilene Bauer April 17, 2020 at 4:01 PM thank you, john! most people i pass on my early morning walks are wearing them but some still strut right down the middle of the sidewalk instead of staying on the sides and i have to hold myself back from saying something. it's not worth it to get into an argument but, yes, we're all nervous...

Rico Leffanta April 16, 2020 at 1:32 PM Your work always shows a mastery of the language! Well done! But face masks direct every exhale into the eyes where gravity helps the descent of "germs" into the sinuses and lungs! Wear goggles and feel safer on your morning jaunts! Aloha! Rico Ilene Bauer April 17, 2020 at 4:03 PM thank you for your kind words, rico! i'm sure the masks don't do much but i guess they make people feel better when they pass each other on the street. don't know how i'd feel wearing goggles, though...