When the one I'd loved the longest caught the Covid-19 blues.
I was lost, for she had always been my goddess and my muse.
Do I stay or do I leave her? Didn't really have to choose.
When the girl, who was my heaven, barely breathing, held my hand.
Even though I knew I loved her; I began to understand:
all those days I'd walked without her, I had stepped on sinking sand.
When Aurora's sun was blazing over hills where once we'd roam.
Side by side we shared our symptoms, during lockdown in our home,
with the fire of fever raging 'neath our dark domestic dome.
When that plague would not be shaken, when each day would find us worse.
Then my angel, who was braver, stood beside my bed to nurse.
She was equal to pandemics; she could conquer cruellest curse.
When a beam of sunlight shimmered many weeks into our trial.
She, who'd soothed us in our sorrow, greeted me with sweetest smile,
vowed to me in words of wisdom; we'll defeat this virus vile!
When the healing streams did follow, day by day our strength increased.
Led by hope, we dared to wonder; from this plague, are we released?
When my son said, prayer had done it; I said, beauty slew the beast!
When my love and I recovered, we no more felt ill at ease,
so we walked and shared together summer’s softly sighing breeze.
While we wandered, we remembered those who’d died of dread disease.
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Blue-eyed Bolla (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: dedicated to those who didn't make it
- Category: Sad
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Wake up with the Sun
Sleep among the stars
Walk together hand in hand
In memory of lost hearts
AP
ANGELA HERE Good Evening BB thanks for sharing a very moving & poignant Poem about surviving COVID 19. Young Friends of ours went SKIING to Italy just after the outbreak of COVID 19 and came home infected. They were married without Childen and were very ill and self isolated @ home for two weeks. They were first aid trained so could self treat. They both ate very little ! Fortunately they survived but their love for each other increased tenfold - AMEN. They survived because they were Young & very fit - others we know have not survived.
It is still a major Global Pandemic and we must all Stay Alert - in our Bubbles and at least Three Feet Social Distancing ! Please check our site - THANKS
Peace & Joy & Love
Angela & Brian 💛💛💛
One of the most frustrating traits of humans to me is what I call the Survivors' Bias. Maybe if we looked back on those who don't make it too hard we would lose our sanity, but so often we say "That wasn't so bad" or "That was worth it" without asking those who paid the ultimate price and are no longer among us to weigh in. When certain leaders say "We are going to get through this" they lie! For many will not, even if they do. Maybe oblivion is all we can expect when we fall by the wayside, but I for one reject that notion, and refuse to fall into that habitual way of thinking. Thanks for acknowledging those who do not and have not and will not survive.
Very emotive write. We must all be aware of those who have died of this 'dread disease'.
Andy
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