MERRY CHRISTMAS BACKDROP
World lockdown days;
We got to that state,
Kenopsia:
The paved road stretched out,
Before in a distance of maybe,
One person along the way,
For buildings and buildings ahead.
And slam bang !
It happened here,
After days of annual and usual,
Carnival frolic and bacchanalia;
Aftergloom:
Sharp poignant and instructing.
And here we are today;
A new normal of
Openings vaccinatings new strains like Omicron,
Still teaching us lessons along the way,
Heartspur:
To the tune of Merry Christmas.
© gillena cox 2021
Notes:
Aftergloom: the pang of loneliness you feel the day after an intensely social event, as the glow of voices and laughter fades into a somber quiet.
Heartspur: an unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger- the distinctive squeal of a rusty fence, a key change in an old pop song, the hint of a certain perfume- which feels all the more intense because you can’t quite pin it down
Kenopsia: the atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.
REVISIT
sweet sorrow 2016
sorrow salts the dust 2015
sorrow with 2016
