For one of my memoir classes I wrote some haikus (3-line poems: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5:
I'm washing my hands.
Happy birthday, Happy birth--
I need a new song.
Cat's head on my arm.
She looks up at me and purrs.
We aren't lonely.
Play Mah Jongg online;
Can't cough at each other.
Technology's great.
A champagne party,
Drinks and snacks at our doorways.
We toast from afar.
We're all on lockdown.
Imprisoned by the virus,
We gaze at empty streets.
A game of Scrabble.
But are we six feet apart?
Who cares? I got Z.
Check the Dow hourly,
Watch my finances dwindle.
Will I need welfare?
I loo--ove ice cream.
My kids sent me three flavors.
What a sweet surprise!
Suggestion: Try your hand at Haikus. Good exercise for the mind and oen.
Stay safe.
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