3 COVID-19 Poems



🏡 I'm Quarantined with Mom and Dad 🏡


I'm quarantined with Mom and Dad
in their little box.
But it's really not that bad,
they pick up all my socks.

We cook, and clean, and barely fight,
    we watch movies every night.

We spray our groceries with bleach,
    and keep our friends far out of reach.

We do not want this nasty bug,
we sanitize and pray.
We elbow bump and do not hug
we do this every day.

I'm quarantined with Mom and Dad
in their little cave.
But it's really not that bad,
i know that we will save:

Lives, and time, economic slouch,
if we just stay on the couch.

Be the hero of the battle,
dust it off, and play some scrabble.

You can save the world today,
just by watching "Cast Away".




 🚶 A Good Hill is Hard to Climb 🚶


A good hill is hard to climb
like one that makes you spit one that makes you bow your head
and say, "I will not quit!"
 
A gentle slope
won't test your hope
or twist your underwear
 
A steady rise
won't burn your thighs
or drip sweat from your hair
 
A neighborhood walk is great for talk but if you are inclined
 
The panting, wheezing,
water bottle squeezing path
for you is fine
 
A good hill is hard to climb
like one that makes you spit one that makes you bow your head
and say, "I will not quit!"



🐴 I Want to Buy a Horse 🐴


I want to buy a horse,
I want to buy one now.
I want to buy a horse,
I do not want a cow.

I do not want a Zebu,
I do not want a Zonkey,
I do not want a Dromedary,
do not want a Donkey.

I want to buy a horse,
I want to buy it now.
I want to pay in dollars,
just tell me how much and how.

3,873 cash
"well........ that seems high to me....... "
"that's the price for this horse right here, sir"
"hmmmmmm .......... how much for the Zonkey?"

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