With all the discussion lately about opening up economies and easing social restrictions, this one-line haiku came to mind:
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the new normal a flu-id dynamic
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Tag: pandemic
hazy moon – – haibun
Another full moon is swelling in the southern sky, the second, since March 11 when the World Health Organization declared the Pandemic. They call it the ‘flower moon’. Here, on my patch of land in Eastern Ontario, daffodils and a few dandelions have complied. This year, nature’s spring has been unfolding in a gentle steady way.
Behind doors and out on the streets there have been other, human stories…. these are about to take a new turn, as we enter the gradual easing of lockdown.
hazy moon…
the corona ball still rolling
toward the pins
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Photos were taken today, May 7, 2020.
Haikai Challenge 5-3-20 Flower Moon
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stepping out – – haiku
stepping out . . .
a cluster of daffodils
flouts social distancing
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cherry blossoms – – haiku
park closure . . .
cherry blossoms open
in solitude
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In Toronto they will be closing High Park when cherry blossoms bloom in early May…to prevent the usual crowds of spectators which would undoubtedly be a COVID 19 risk. The city may be offering a video or livestream so that blossom fans may at least witness this year’s spectacle from home. A video from Sakura Watch describes the situation:
to zero to zero – – poem
to zero
crowds in the town
to zero
illusions of ‘them’ or ‘it’
all forgotten
at our peril
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in the silence – – tanka
in the silence
of our shallow breath
the broad wings of a crow
soaring across the sky
I wave hello
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pandemonium – – haibun
pandemonium . . .
the curve is rising
a curve is falling
lives counted as numbers
as open graves
two metres down
or between us
casting blame
before it’s over
when we need
more testing
more research
more PPE . . .
stay home
make a mask
find inner calm
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how soon
the full moon departs
into darkness
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