In cold springtime
we poke up sun reaching
drink frosty rain
bloom with flowers.

Other live things bloom
grow across the world
become part of vibrant life
cause sickness and death.

Little different we
from viral living beings.
We infect the world
cause sickness and death.

Before me the horizon blooms
with life never imagined.
Oh, to bask in the light
before sickness and death.

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Portland, Oregon – March 24, 2020

The worldwide pandemic (Coronavirus, Covid 19) is currently ravishing the world.