Pandemic haikus by Cathal Mac Thréinfhir

THE VIRUS UNCHAINED,
THE HORSEMAN RIDES, ONE OF FOUR,
DEATH RIDES IN HIS WAKE.

PANDEMIC IS HERE
NO TIME TO PREVARICATE,
MASKS MUST BE WORN NOW.

NURSES AND DOCTORS
IN THE FRONT LINE , THIS VIRUS
IS UNRELENTING.

A FEVERED BROW,HOT
TO THE TOUCH IS SOOTHED BY CARE:
AND SPONGED COOL BY LOVE.

THERE IS NEVER TIME,
TO SAY GOODBYE,TUBES AND MASKS
BETWEEN YOU AND I.

WE WILL SURVIVE THIS,
THE WINGS OF DEATH BEAT SLOWLY:
WE WILL NOT YIELD GROUND.

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