Quarantining Poems

Ah the glory of a restful sleep

...Ah... the glory of a restful sleep

Nothing beats the refreshing
blissful peaceful easy feeling
resulting from shut-eye after
feeling zonked out staying up
late after a hard day's night
binge ...

Lie To Men But Not To God

...Lie to men, but not to God,
I'm sorry for those I'll hurt,
For this is what I must write,
I'm not writing because I'm holier than thou,
Neither am I better than thou.
I know I'm better than noth...

Rachel and Her Studio Show

...Watched Rachel Maddow with her studio show.

great studio show
her home we will get to know
on us she does grow

She seems to have been in
contact with someone who
had COVID so she will be
q...

The 2022 Quarantine Blues

...We’re busy all day long with studying and chapter summaries,
we’re stuck in quarantine. Luckily, I like my roommate's company.

We know that we have work to do as prep for upcoming classes,
but w...

Jordie Spotting

...He passes through the room like a bubble in champagne, unattached, teflon coated, and somehow freer than the rest of us. “Jordies here,” Leong says in an excited whisper.

“Yeah,” I sigh, adjusting...

Navigating the Pandemic

...It seems clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over,                                                                               and I'm hoping people don't become complacent and irresponsib...

Oh, Amazon

...(sung to the tune of Oh, Tannenbaum)

Oh, Amazon, oh Amazon
You give my life such meaning
For letting me buy all my gifts
While safely quarantining.

At birthday time or Chanukah
(Which makes...

Controlled Isolation

...When I was a kid, I learned the meaning of balance by walking
railroad tracks.  It was both fun and a self-imposed classroom.
At some point in my life, I learned that isolation was not a good thing...

One Plus One Mathematics-

...Upon a midnight arithmetic
While counting my letters from my attic
That moment my soul grew matrix operation
I felt compelled to sniff the calculations.
~
The quantum mechanics laughed
...

Dear July Fourth

...Dear July Fourth,

When I was a kid, I thought so much of you,
And every year I looked forward to your arrival.
To be honest, at the time, the thought of you had
Very little to do with history a...

Humdrum

...Reading, eating, watching, writing – 
Such is life, not too exciting.
Cleaning, texting, sewing, walking,
FaceTime phone calls or just talking.

Hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling – 
Nothing la...

Not Ready

...Beaches are open and golf courses, too.
Neighbors are meeting for barbecue.
Barbers are snipping like they used to do
But I’m quarantining at home.

Nanas and grandpas are visiting kin.
Sports ...

Of Allegorical Wrinkling

...Once again we’re wedged in a wrinkle
of time in our lives; a wrinkle that can’t
be so easily ironed out and pressed away.
Yet the ironing board of solutions remain up
and challenging steam contin...

Friendship

...Trustworthy, loyal and honest
for friendship do anymore conditions apply
You smile when they call or visit
to see a friendly face, hear a familiar voice
An ear that hears you out
A word that kee...

To Avoid Covid-19

...Controlling the source of infection
   By Disinfecting the place infected
       Quarantining every infected person
           
Cutting off the pathway of transmission
   By keeping meter distan...

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