Words While We Wait - Day 10
Words While We Wait from Bobcaygeon, Ontario
FAITH AGAINST ALL ODDS
Poet: Pamela Warland
Artist: Sharon Myatt
Blah to this new pandemic, the bane of all our lives
We wear our masks, keep to our tasks, but still the virus thrives
We quarantine and sanitize, safe distances maintained
We stay at home and have a moan, while Covid is detained
Frontline workers, PPE, are words we can’t ignore?
Ventilation, isolation…they’ve not troubled us before
Travel now is out of bounds, Kawartha pays the price
There’s no great art in falling apart; it “creeps up” once or twice!
The paradox thriving relentlessly with leaders now at odds
We cannot meet, we cannot greet; they send out Covid squads!
Irony’s alive and well; cessation more dogmatic
We can buy beer to keep the cheer… without would be traumatic
Our items on the grocery list have sometimes cause an issue
The shelves are bare, not much to share… we trawl for paper tissue
Through all this we’re pleased to say our talents have increased
We cut our hair; we Zoom with flair, and learn to cook a feast
Our nails no longer different shades, just normal pink with health
No more gym, we’ve given in. More money and more wealth!
We are germ free. Swabbed and cleansed. Hosed and purified.
We’ve won the war; shown it the door. The virus cannot hide
When confines raise us from this murk and bubbles float away
And life returns; no more concerns, Kawartha too will play.
FAITH AGAINST ALL ODDS
About the poet, Pamela Warland
Pamela Warland is an award winning and published poet. Emigrating from the UK in September 2020 to be closer to family, Pamela, her husband and their 12-year-old cat are proud to be residents of Kinmount. Pamela thanks the Kawartha's and all the friendly people they have meet along life's path.
FAITH AGAINST ALL ODDS
About the artist, Sharon Myatt
Sharon Myatt lives on Lake Catchacoma in the Kawarthas. A retired teacher and entrepreneur who led disability, at-risk youth and First Nation programs, Sharon integrated these groups into major Canadian corporations. Sharon returned to painting three years ago and finds inspiration in water, nature, friends and years of family memories.
