Friday, May 7, 2021

A Room of My Own: Anywhere ... Until Everywhere Tanka

Two Hundred and Sixth Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

politicians
talk again among themselves 
in gathering dark
Covid won't end anywhere
until it ends everywhere


Added: Two Hundred and Seventh Entry

leafless branches
scratching hospital windows ...
sharp spike in cases

1 comment:

  1. This pandemic will not end anywhere unless it ends everywhere ...

    -- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, the "biggest hoarder" of COVID-19 vaccine pre-orders in First World (National Post, Dec. 9 2020)

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