Best Outbreak Poems

cartoon character's 
favorite veggie is off
the market.  oh drat!


--  This is for all of us who like spinach and can't eat it until...

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Mum sat in her aromatic garden,
admiring its charm and grace.
It was a cold morning,
but mum never seemed to feel it any more.

Her eyes were tired,...

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In nineteen eighteen there was an outbreak of flu
Caused little concern, only affected a few
But it returned with a vengeance later that year
And the world...

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Conquering alien
amidst human flu outbreak
fled earth contagious

Conquering alien
ooze influenza sickness
left earth alone...

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“WHO”



Human to Human
the faceless 
without names
buried under 
mountains of pages
escaping the blame

Human to Human
the faceless 
without names
hold the science
and the answers
debating chances
and plotting the traces...

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Little Johnny came home from school with a bellyache    
Naturally Mom feared the most recent local outbreak
Johnnie thankfully had no fever, she...

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it can be a market crash 
a global outbreak 
it can be a Mount Saint Helen
for me it was Northridge, California 
January 17th, 1994
I saw...

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It came upon a Chinese town
Where people starting falling down.
With symptoms that looked like the flu;
They did not know quite what to do.

And then it...

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Milan, Florence, Rome, don't despair, be strong

soon you all would hear Spring's melodic song!*








© Demetrios Trifiatis
     15 March 2020



*Dedicated to my...

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Written: December 13, 2023
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An ovation for peace vibrates
everywhere around...

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I can not portray a life without colors
The world's best circus is painted in
all shades of all colors
The canvas of heaven, sea and earth
A major...

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Zika Virus What Next

It is officially announced, there is a global health emergency...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has just issued this health warning...
The rapid spread of...

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Welcome to your new home! 
Tucked away in this lovely town of harmony
where tourists visit often
and our bears wander in society!
Please, make yourselves comfortable
feel free...

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The thought of my village makes me  nostalgic
Memorable days spent over there were unique

Anchored in a cool and serene environment
It is exuberant with pleasure...

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Peace has never been given beneath the withered dust of steadfast war
Armies gather in unity fighting for disagreements of what we’re here for
Negotiations have been...

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