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Living in the Time of a Relentless Pandemic

Mikeydred's Third Poetic Challenge - Linda Rivenbark

By Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred Published 4 years ago โ€ข Updated 4 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
It It The End of The World?

This is a series of short sonnets based on suggestions by Vocal friends in the Vocal Social Society. I will include a suitable video as well.

The challenge is โ€œgive me a subject and five words and I will try and create a sonnetโ€.

This is from Linda Rivenbark:

Subject: Living in the Time of a Relentless Pandemic.

Words: Care, Love, Health, Lessons and Hope

ึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽ

Care for the ones closest to your Heart

Show Love, Keep Safe, This Is Just The Start

Lockdown Behind Locked Doors, For Your Health

Lessons Learned To Look After Yourself

ึŽึŽ

This Relentless Pandemic Endless

We Keep Our Hope Safe, Never Hopeless

Protect Ourselves, To Protect Others

We Are All Now Sisters and Brothers

ึŽึŽ

Everyday Challenges Renew

Another Jab Will Keep Us Safe, True

Not Sure How Long Til Next Mutation

This The Virus That Floored A Nation

We Are Still Here, And Each Day We Cope

Closer And Closer, Another Hope

ึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽึŽ

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