Corona Poetry Live

TAKING OFF THE MASK By Fiona Goodwin

May 1, 2020

I didn’t know that ‘shutdown’ Meant open up I didn’t know that Putting on a mask Meant taking it off I didn’t know you’ld join…

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KISS ME by Irina Orza

May 1, 2020

Kiss my heavy eyes from so much crying, Only your kiss would be able To put out the evil fire that encompassed them, To fill…

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OUR LOVELY by Rosella Gómez

May 1, 2020

In silent dreams we walk alone, for we have been told, only on the phone Till someone once unknown said, hey there your not alone,…

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VARIATION ON THE WORD SLEEP by Margaret Atwood

May 1, 2020

I would like to watch you sleeping, which might not happen. I would like to watch you, sleeping. I would like to sleep with you,…

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IS THIS LIFE? by BEVERLY GRAHAM

May 1, 2020

Is this Life? Is this what it’s going to be like… God…for how long? I need a hug I need to be touched I need…

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THE MASKS I WEAR by Bren Interlandi

May 1, 2020

During my Childhood I wore the “Everything is Perfect in Our Christian Family Home” Mask. In my Twenties I wore the “Let’s Marry a Man,…

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I COULD NEVER BE WITH A MAN by Anonymous

May 1, 2020

Every night before you dream, his footsteps come your way. CLose your eyes tight, sink down and he might go away. The door creaks open…

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LOCKDOWN IN BAJA by BeRn (c)2020

May 1, 2020

Will I ever be normal again locked down in my beautiful prison body stiff & brain mush overarching niggle telling me I’M NOT ENOUGH. Will…

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TOUCHED BY A DENTIST by Fiona Goodwin

April 30, 2020

I never enjoyed the dentist But today was comforting Being touched by a stranger In a mask. Wow! Corona really does Put in macro What…

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BE ONE by Rupert (Fiona’s younger brother)

April 30, 2020

(It is inspired by the person who quoted a line from ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon on the April 29 FB live) A dreamer who was…

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CORONA-KU by Bonnie Patterson

April 30, 2020

Corona-ku N95 mask Will it last ? .. or will the virus kick my @&$ ? We’re in this together Wash your hands The End…

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LOVE IN A PANDEMIC by Patricia Whittle

April 30, 2020

Love in a pandemic We met on line Loved her profile She loved mine We messaged we texted Then we called We arrange to meet…

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THE NAUGHTY STEP By Fiona GOODWIN

April 29, 2020

The stapler pulled my paper together today So none of it will fly away I’m not sure what’s holding me together I’m in quarantine with…

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ANNUNCIATION by Willow Aubrey

April 29, 2020

The angels won’t have it They say. Same sex love is a travesty A sin which God In His majesty Cannot tolerate. So watching angels…

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NEVER IN by Jacqueline Conroy

April 29, 2020

I never knew there was a word, a box to fit in, how absurd! I kissed the girls and fell in love, this feeling fitted…

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DONT QUIT by John Greenleaf Whittier Sent in by Natasha Dawn Lark-Rigby

April 29, 2020

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low & the debts…

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CHURCH MOUSE by Jill Schoenemann

April 29, 2020

(describes the experience of many LGBTQI churchgoers) Oh the joys I have seen – Marriages, baptisms, seemingly happy people. People usually do not see me,…

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FOLLOW GODS PLAN by Rupert (Fiona’s younger brother)

April 29, 2020

A young monk who was weary of hessian Harboured dreams of becoming a thespian He said, ‘Brothers, if we can, We must follow God’s plan!…

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BLEACH WONT FIX THIS by Fiona Goodwin

April 28, 2020

You can never get white things white again Not really. I put my sneakers in the washing machine With bleach, (That’s after I took a…

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SOCIAL DISTANCING By Adrienne Parks

April 28, 2020

Too far away Too far Any distance, even a breath is too far. It is more than an offense to be without you. Across the…

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