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And We are all Invited – Joan Dobbie

 The Raucous King is not afraid  He’s planning a Pandemic Ball, a gathering  of all, to bow before her golden braid  The Raucous King is not afraid  of his eager, pallid daughter, the maiden  known as Breathless Death– Himself flattering– … Continue reading

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The Solution to the Economic Problem – Marion Cohen

Everybody just stop charging for things. Everybody, yes, give things away for free.   I got C in Economics. I’m sure there’s something I’m missing. It can’t be that simple. E.g., I don’t believe money is the root of all … Continue reading

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Spoons or Rakes – Hiram Larew

What we need now is glow… The sort of night that embers make The sound in nests or apples’ shapes A glow that gives more than it takes The kind of spoons or rakes or that neighbors love Those hailing … Continue reading

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Just. Like. That. – Mike McDermott

  Look out the window… spring is here in all Her glory:   flowers, green plants, blue skies, wispy white clouds scattered about—almost cliché,   almost normal, except for the emptiness.   Vacant streets, silent playgrounds, shuttered stores.  Empty.  Folks … Continue reading

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Measured Flow – Sally Zakariya

Scientists reveal the physics of Jackson Pollack’s painting technique – Brown University, 10/30/19 Drizzling honey on my breakfast toast I watch it pool in spiral like a snake. Coiling instability scientists call it.   So, what did Jackson Pollack know … Continue reading

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Corona, Then and Now – Judy McCombs

The pandemic Corona virus originated in China, spread globally. In early 2020, when it reached our unprepared country, Corona spread unchecked into all our fifty states. La Corona in the 90’s was A trademarked long cigar. Of course it planted … Continue reading

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Pandemic Spring – Marian Shapiro

People are dying alone, comforted by            prayers crashing through hospital windows            on megaphones. I-love-you’s on iPads held at arm’s length, the arm            covered in hazmat, faces covered hands covered voices covered            by whir and drip, beep and buzz of lifesaving … Continue reading

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Untitled – Jill Strachan

Gift of the Virus. Birdsong abounding, human sounds mitigated. Copyright Jill Strachan 2020 Bio: Jill Strachan, a former arts administrator, started writing haiku almost at the exact moment that she retired.  And the haiku keep rolling in.  Several have been … Continue reading

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Walking through Coronavirus – Mary Jo Balistreri

 Naples Florida, April 20, 2020 We see through blacktop to the clouds heat rising like sheets of glass   A crow’s piercing caw shreds the air stillness magnifying sound   An alligator with mouth wide-open moves closer Sharp teeth glisten … Continue reading

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Morning Report: 2 April 2020 – Gregory Luce

Song Sparrows are already chorusing when we step outside answered quickly by House Finches trilling upward toward the sky, while a Red-Bellied Woodpecker whinnies in the distance. I follow the dog through the yard as a Mockingbird runs through its … Continue reading

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