Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Poem During the Plague: Poem 10

Zvi A. Sesling


Zvi A. Sesling is the Poet Laureate of Brookline, MA. He has published numerous poems and flash fiction. He edits Muddy River Poetry ReviewHe is author of War Zones, The Lynching of Leo FrankFire Tongue and King of the Jungle and three chapbooks Simple Game, Baseball PoemsLove Poems From Hell and Across Stones of Bad Dreams He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize four times and his books have been nominated for national and local awards. He lives Brookline, MA with his wife Susan J. Dechter. 





The Plague Descended 

The house is now prison 
Spouse the warden 
two meals a day to conserve 
television is the outside world 
order goods from supermarket 
no sports to watch 
or fish to catch 
family and religion are virtual 
never heard of Zoom before the plague 
really don’t miss much except freedom 

1 comment:

  1. You miss freedom but we miss you on Zoom!

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