Ode to Covid-19, a poem by Mary Harwell Sayler:
Like dust, you spread
your virus onto us,
littering lungs
and inflaming the air
with fear
as contagious – as hard
to eradicate as rumors,
as hate, as sin.
in your sandstorm,
we cover our faces
and try not to die,
but, Dear Dreaded
Corona Virus,
you get the best of us.
You remind us
to pray.
Mary Harwell Sayler‘s bio:
Mary Harwell Sayler began writing poems in childhood but, as an adult, wrote almost everything except poetry! Eventually she placed three dozen books in all genres including poetry and how-to books on poetry and writing. She also maintains the Poetry Editor blog and provides resources for poets and writers on her website. Recently she collected almost all of the prayers in the Bible from many English translations, paraphrased them into contemporary language, and published the Book of Bible Prayers. She then published the prayer book in the King James Version only, the Book of KJV Prayers.