
Monsoon rain
welcomes you,
on my side of
the world.
I hope your
crimson hair
isn’t damp.
You can leave
your slippers out.
I made some
pumpkin soup,
well, this lockdown
taught me how
to cook. Perhaps,
aloneness teaches
humans better
than any book.
I saw some photos
of orange lanes,
your touch is
turning leaves
as gold as wild
wheat’s grain.
Look outside,
nothing much
changed in my
tropical space,
yet, I do feel
the slow decay
of days.
No, don’t ask
me how am I.
It’s a question
dreaded even
by birds flying by.
Just tell me if
2020 will be kinder,
before next year’s
crossover.
Just wash our
fears, October,
let this year’s
extended Halloween
be over.
—
🔥🔥 I can feel the emotion
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thank you so much!
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This is beautiful! Lovely images and sentiment.
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i am happy you like it. thank you!
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Lovely. I personally love Halloween so a year-long Halloween sounds wonderful to me lol, but I definitely don’t feel like this has been a Halloween-y year 😦
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oohoo. it depends on how we define Halloween I guess. Im a scaredy cat hence it means different to me. 🙂
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Yes, a Halloween of a year and too many lost souls. Your poem captures the spookiness of our distanced lives.
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that is the sad truth. thank you so much.
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We are all on the lookout for kinder days. (K)
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cannot agree more. thank you.
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Love this reflection and I hope the ending months of 2020 will be kinder to you. Learning new (life) skills are always a good thing. Hope is well and wishing you happy weekend.
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So true. I hope for the same thing to you and your family. Stay safe and have an awesome week ahead, Grace.
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IT will all be well soon lets hope…
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indeed. we can only hope. thank you.
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I see no end in the current status… (but I have learned to cook as well)…
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cheers for newbie chefs, Bjorn. thank you!
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