Day: June 26, 2020

Waves social distancing
About six feet apart
People spaced on benches
Wearing prescribed masks
The man pushing the
Ice cream cart wasn’t there
Businesses were not allowed
To open up under new guidelines
Many would not survive
Grocery stores were open
There was obvious mingling
Of the customers as would
Be expected even though
Signs of caution were posted
Cashiers were on the front line
They worked eight hour days
And answered the same questions
Over and over and did their best
Visitors seemed above it all and
Disregarded the safety measures
Numbers were limited, but
They came in crowds bringing
Their children with them
The rules for quarantine were disregarded
Life for them was a bowl of cherries
The U.P. had few cases of Covid-19
Hospitals were empty
Elective surgery was postponed
This was senseless and done by fiat
Churches were closed
Schools were closes
Graduation became an innovative process
Blame was prevalent
It is a sad time and we have much to learn
 
Stanski
June 26, 2020 ^
 

Out the open, screened window
I take a quick look at nature
As usual it does not disappoint
I look at the shrubs and am happy
The deer have left them alone
The repellant I used is working
I suddenly think of the virus
I am set back into some depression
We did not need this now or ever
Condition and situations had improved
Beyond all expectations and then
We were brought to our knees
We were also plagued with disinformation
Which was confusing and contradictory
 
Then a vengeful murder by a policeman
An excuse to break out of confinement
And begin protests across the country
They became violent as evil, paid,
Dark militias entered into the fray and
Provided tools for destruction and fire
Bricks were provided for breaking windows
And looting was encouraged and cheered
Cities wished to de-fund the police and
Little regard was given to the effects of
The virus which was no longer a topic
In the various forms of media
Curfews were established but with
Encouragement were ignored and anarchy won
 
With no police able to act chaos prevailed
People in the way were injured and many
Died in the very neighborhoods that were
Being destroyed; their trauma was over;
Their loved ones were left with the bodies
Looters forgot that these were their stores
The places that they did their shopping
Little ladies cried because they had no
More grocery stores to go for food and
Other essentials necessary for living
The murder was horrible but did not
Justify the hysteria and protests
Something bigger was being encouraged
I fear the breakdown of a nation
 
Stanski on June 26, 2020 ^