Summer 2020 (Covid 19 Edition) by Kamakshi Verma
The flowers under the sun
sublimed into scent
across the green expanse
as spring welcomed summer.
The clouds too receded,
for the sun to make its mark
across the vastness above
as it transitioned into ether.
In greetings, I let the sunshine
settle onto my skin
for I too yearn to evaporate,
to rise, to disappear.
To elope, to when
I roamed around
to satiate my wanderlust,
to summer escapes & travels-
to the normal yesteryear.
For here we are now,
at an unknown home.
Helplessly entangled
in pandemic & panic,
here in the world
that’s upside down.
Where the sun shines
to mock, to lure,
to make us repent.
To remind us of
the times taken for granted,
the precious blessings
we carelessly spent.
So this summer
I travel to gratitude & hope,
I revisit my memories,
I am humbled,
& I pray for humanity’s
peaceful adobe.
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