One Hundred Twentieth Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary
after vincent tripi who wrote this famous transcendentalist haiku:
with me the same cloud out of the covered bridge
with Trump the same virus out of Marine One
FYI: He soon tweeted a minute-long video from the balcony, saying he'd "learned so much about coronavirus" and believes he might be immune to it. CBS News, October 6
One Hundred Twenty-First Entry
written after Facebook removed Donald Trump's Tuesday post in which he falsely claimed coronavirus can be less deadly than the seasonal flu.
an army of workers
in hazmat suits
cleaning the White House --
at misty twilight the virus
creeps into the Pentagon
FYI: The top U.S. general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Pentagon's senior leadership are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defence officials tell CNN -- CTV News, October 6
Added: One Hundred Twenty-Second Entry
written after this [so-called] most important vice presidential debate (in the time of Coronavirus) in American history
vice presidential debate
two adults argue back and forth
and they even ... smile