The Best of Me

Here’s COVID19! What now. What next? A series of lockdown on the pretext Of subduing the spread, contingent plans, Dogged attempts to ward off its advance Months, weeks, days, gone counting Difficulties and debts keep mounting Panic and puzzlement on the rise Might still linger around, I surmise But how long are we to live in terror? Let’s get out and fight the virus I heard hot water and salt does the trick Like unprecedented ginger and garlic Hey, mutant virus, global disaster! Soon your tactics we will master Someone said, ‘’learn to live with it’’ Well, not easy if you carefully read it But yes! Nothing is impossible, Pray one day effects may be stable Beseech we develop invulnerability, And no longer be a subject of frailty Why is there so much suffering? Terror, floods, tremor, now COVID 19 Will this flare up or will this restrain? Will it fade away, and appear again! Wait! How about a time to re-skill? Of course! This sounds b...

Empty streets and sleepless nights, Bothersome bug that no one sights Lay businesses for the interim aside, Keeping in situ everyone’s pride; But as the world reels under lockdown, Cops, nurses and leaders frown, Today we got something to learn; Red and Orange zones restore Ozone Aiding Green Earth with what was gone; If sin and shame could destroy the world Yin and Yang could now save the world And yes! If history rhymes I hear the Freedom chimes If economy bleeds I simply amend my deeds! Could this be the end or a new beginning? An ode everyone today might be singing And with the market globally downsizing, The outcome could indeed be astounding; People we can see already migrating, While the Earth merrily is rejuvenating, The birds of air I hear sweetly singing, Even as the air become rich for breathing, Making it a healthier place for our living If human stupor could destroy the world God’s wisdom restores us to the time of old And yes! If histor...