Corona Summer: Safe at Home, a Poem by Jim Andrukonis
For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID'. No crack of the bat or sluice of dirt As you fly feet-first into third. No dramatic clang of the last school bell No splash of chlorine Whose pungent punch Pulls you back to nostalgic joy. No, it’s summer, Sliding Barely noticed Into the ambiance of your life. Honeysuckle whispers a reminder, Fireflies wink a knowing glance. This summer has come Not on little cat feet But on the rumble of thunder And the threat of a strike Mor