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Writer's pictureJANE CLIFTON

CURFEW 37

DAY 37 – Sept 8 COVID normal that’s what we are aiming for when this war is all over red rover or détente that's what we want la vida nova will include the enemy as permanent member of the family Banquo’s ghost at every feast viral elephant in the room long term that germ will live among us to remind of consequence of trust in immortality immunity stupidity propinquity COVID normal no ABnormal to the way we lived before altered demeanour out of doors vaccine or no we will not softly go

back to the way we were a few short months ago the masks will linger as we brace to exercise new caution in our interactions with the human race COVID normal sangfroid

awful measured

paranoid interface.


See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists

My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1

or on the SHOP page of this very website.

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