COVID Escape

unexpected visit
a neighbor’s cat
breaks the rules

escape in my garden
the flapping of butterfly wings
nothing more

hawthorn blossoms
drunken bees
enjoy their community

the earth isn’t round
enough to escape
our own race

small fishes
and no swarm
that protects us

bunny ears and masks
easter greetings
from the neighbors

Isabella Kramer

first published by Michael O’Brien onWeird Laburnum13th April 2020