YOU OK?

by Anita S Pulier


In this quarantine marathon

morning is evening.

Hours poorly punctuated,

like a run-on sentence,

suffer from adjective flooding.

long

frightening

sad

sunny

dreary

endless 

Innocent verbs 

face the danger 

of domestic abuse

wake

cook

sleep

shower

wash

eat

The family chatters

on a zoom-packed screen,

eyeglasses steam up over masks,

droplets and aerosols

swarm like summer’s no-see-ums.

April arrives,

cherry and apple trees bloom,

daffodils sparkle in exhaust free air,

mockingbirds imitate screaming sirens.

How small the difference

between noise and song.

My love, look up!

The sun rises and sets,

the moon reassures,

we’re okay.

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After retiring from her law practice, Anita served as a U. S. representative for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom at the United Nations.

Her chapbooks Perfect Diet, The Lovely Mundane and Sounds Of Morning as well as her book The Butchers Diamond were published by Finishing Line Press. Anita’s poems have appeared both online and in print in many journals and several anthologies. Recently she has been the featured poet on The Writers Almanac.

Anita's website address is http://psymeet.com/anitaspulier/.