
Sunrise in the East
Scorches life yet begets life
With purpose and love
Photo courtesy of Tanya Vyshegorodtseva
Sunrise in the East
Scorches life yet begets life
With purpose and love
Photo courtesy of Tanya Vyshegorodtseva
one sunshiny day I caught
streptococcus pneumoniae
God rescued me
Glovemaker’s son’s heart
Burst with joy, crushed with pain
Hamnet brought to bear
I met this creature in 1962 whose face appeared in my second story bedroom window when I was only seven. My brother Rich and I shared a bedroom together, and he was only five at the time.
Anyway, Rich woke up and we had a funky chat with this creature. We talked about all sorts of weirdness. At one point, the creature said, “My name is Mr. Covid Head and I have come to warn you: Get yourselves a jab, boys.” We really didn’t know what he was talking about.
Later on, quite a few years later, Rich told me that it was a crazy-weird thing meeting Mr. Head. We had never mentioned the experience to anyone since it had happened, not to each other or even our parents.
So here we are, a couple guys in our 60s. Vaccinated and everything. Now I wonder if Mr. Head will ever show up again and say something like “I’m glad you boys got the jab” That would be pretty cool. Rich and I both think it would be crazy-cool to Meet Mr. Head again.
Springtime quarantine
Summertime bring out your dead
Eat soul cakes in the fall