pandemonium

An elegy for the State Funeral of COVID-19

"We grow too soon old and too late smart...in this busy hurry-up world." –
Aggregated from state address by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 2020 March 19
 
in this busy hurry-up world,
COVID-19 squarely hurled
at a panic-driven race,
we must shelter find in place.
symptomatic pandemonium
fattened by intense opprobrium
rapes a nation's equilibrium,
congress-locked in death's symposium.
 
secret agents fully armed
spread the deadly SARS alarm.
innocent of wisdom, they
stealth as pilgrims of dismay,
aging daily in their frantic fear.
minions storm the decks like chanticleer
heralds with scant prudence to declare,
for no soul could peace find anywhere.
 
frequent washing of the hands
steering clear of facial glands
staying home when you are sick
is one way to fix-it-quick.
troubles of the world are made by man,
bent on being earth's sovereign, if he can.
God of heav'n, by His permissive plan
sees beyond our short attention span.
 
© Copyright 2020 March 19
by Clyve A. Bowen♫