Co-[vidi]-s
17 March 2020
Time has changed with the clocks
and my body clock
is no longer in sync
with the tick-tock chime
that denounces each hour.
Hours that used to wound
now threaten to kill.
They used to limp along,
but now they just rush by
and I, who used to run
from point to point,
now shuffle a step at a time.
Around us, the Covidis
thrives and flowers.
Wallflowers, violets,
we shrink into our homes,
board up the windows,
refuse to open doors.
We communicate by phone,
e-mail, messenger, Skype.
Give us enough rope
and we’ll survive a little while,
fearful, full of anguish,
yet also filled with hope.
rogermoorepoet 
And good images too
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I guess two weeks now, sitting at home and not venturing too far from home, has given me time for an insight or two. It certainly is a troubling time for all of us. Keep safe and keep well. Thanks for the virtual visit.
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Yes. I can’t go in to work. Possibly for 3 months depending what the Doc thinks of my risk level. Keep safe and well and busy with purpose yourself. Thank heavens for virtual visits! 😊
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We have a state of emergency declared here in New Brunswick (Canada). Declared today … we don’t know how long it will last. ‘Risk level’ … that doesn’t sound good. I am retired, so age is the main risk level chez moi. Nothing the medics can do about that!
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Things are changing constantly here in the UK. Washing hands and social distancing are the best way to manage this on a individual level. And going forward believing that all will be well. 😊
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Where are you in the UK?
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Very well expressed
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Thank you. It’s funny to age and suddenly find yourself in the targeted danger zone.
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Indeed. Life is a strange journey. Stranger and more alien to us all now.
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Alien is a very good word. I just hope I don’t become too alienated too soon!
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Oh don’t worry about that. I’ve been alienated for ages! It’s fine. They’ll all just have to get used to you as a new improved version of your previous self! 😅
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