What We Almost Forgot

After a cool damp and grey morning Then warmth rose with the afternoon sun The peanuts lay on the fence where squirrels sit Along with one large blue black crow staring at the window Blue jays flew by while large white clouds hung in the sky Dogs bark and jump into the bed Breakfast for the dogs and chai for me Newspapers and music while sirens blare in the street Books and movies, parks, library and theaters opening It’s going to take awhile to return to the streets and cities Something similar but not the same not exactly Time to reconnect recollect and open up roads Times to meet again make the world a better place and time to be To remember much of mankind’s struggles Lucky we live where we can be aware and awake To work again together toward saving what we almost Lost our lives, democracy and our humanity.