Pandemic Task: Consider good memories Take all running medals Our of their drawers In the attic. Mount all marathoning Medals in large Shadow box. Three more shadow boxes Fill with shorter races. One more box will go elsewhere Now all good memories To savor each day Reminders of one couple Who ran together Montreal? Alles madame!! Athens Greece? Chariots of Fire? Boston Marathon One week before our Ct wedding !! Boston Marathon After six months chemo? Essential workers: 1/2 marathon Virtual ! Together! Last Pandemic Fall 2020. Good memories We had the time The medals hold love.
June 23, 2021
I was looking forward to social distancing with neighbors tonight. However, the hostess called this morning to say she had a sore throat. She said, "In other times I would think nothing of this and not cancel but I can't do it. I would feel terrible if anything happened to those getting together tonight. I'm going to get tested tomorrow." She's doing the right thing but we are disappointed because this week we have not gotten together with anyone. Some weeks we have 2 to 3 social distance gatherings. This cloudy gray day now seems long and stretched out before me. ...
August 16, 2020