Shelter in Place Poetry

WEN: ECBDEC

Exhibitor Name: Purnima Sreenivasa

Division: Poetry

Class: 01 Shelter in Plac

IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY

It was only yesterday…

That I was taking pictures of the sunset from my window!

It was only yesterday…

When I had finished planting the dent corn intertwined with Scarlet Runner Beans!

It was only yesterday…

How I was hoping for rains, standing amidst my burned roses with the severing heat!

It was only yesterday…

Which had me exhausted planting a hundred dahlias in pots!

It was only yesterday…

Where I felt not so lonely with bees buzzing as I harvested the English lavender!

It was only yesterday…

Was dreaming about vacations playing with our ducklings, not masks and social distancing!

It was only yesterday…

When I made those gorgeous mouthwatering floral designs for family celebrations!

It was only yesterday…

That my little daughter was baking almost every week, desserts so delightful!

It was only yesterday…

That I started listening to bird songs, dreaming of freedom!

It was only yesterday…

That I had forgotten to lock the hen house while working late nights!

It is today… my favorite hen is gone, a meal for a vixen and her pups..

It is tomorrow…I have a dream…the shelter in place is over…!

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