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Monday, April 06, 2020

Poem During The Plague: Poem 2



 Jefferson Carter has lived in Tucson since 1953.    His poems have appeared in such journals as Carolina QuarterlyBarrow StreetCream City ReviewRattle, and New Poets of the American West.  I’m a passionate supporter of Sky Island Alliance, a regionally-based environmental organization. 



NEW CORONA


Up by seven every morning.
Yoga twice a week.  Free weights
for bone loss.  No reading in bed.

How I miss my routines.  Now I’m still 

in bed at 11 a.m., wearing my plague mask,
reading a previously-owned novel, the cat 
beside me, kneading the comforter, then purring
like crazy, his cheek vibrating against mine.

What’s up with that damn cat?





 

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