August 2020 Blog
I
thought this would be over by now, but it seems, it’s barely started.
Teetering: A Haiku
Difficult it is
To remain sane as the world
Around you crumbles.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
Any
little nudge and it’s over the edge. We have been buffeted about on several
fronts, not the least of which is the ongoing and still escalating Covid-19
crisis.
It’s
a difficult thing to realize that as a nation we cannot master the self-control
necessary to bring this catastrophe under control. And that goes from the top
down. Our cardboard captain is awash in a contaminated sea in a rudderless boat
with ever-enlarging holes in it. Or so it seems.
I
couldn’t even make a believable horror story out of that scenario.
Unfortunately,
the things we are ignoring while dealing (or not dealing) with this pandemic
are not going away. When all is said and done, they will rear up and kick us in
the head.
First
and foremost of these “things” is the “Climate Change” crisis. It’s on the back
burner, just waiting to flare up and consume the Earth.
Okay,
maybe that’s a little over the top, but give me a break. I am a poet. I can
always claim “poetic license”.
My
Haiku Chapbook, “Global Warning” will be published shortly. It will debut to
little fanfare and probably little impact, but I am bound and determined that
it be published.
I
have little to say this month, except to hope all my friends and fellow authors
are well and safe and will continue to be so.
After
posting this, I’ll get back to that drawing board and finish formatting “Global
Warning”. Who knows, maybe I’ll even find the inspiration to work on my
“Acqueria” prequel or “Sam Rock” sequel. I have to do something to take my mind
off of what’s going on in the world.
Maybe
publishing my self-reflective magnum opus Haiku chapbook will lift my spirits,
even if I don’t get it out by August 22nd, the 100th
anniversary of my mentor Ray Bradbury’s birth. But I will get it done. I do
still have some pride.
In
the meanwhile, my husband and I will try to keep a low profile, stay home as
much as possible, and wear a mask and gloves when we do go out.
Hopefully,
we will see a slowdown in the virus that plagues us. Maybe we will even see a
vaccine sometime soon. We can only hope, and hope is one of the few things we
have left – that and maybe a prayer or two.
Until
next time, read and write to your heart’s content. My eclectic collection of
reading matter may take your mind off of things. Enjoy.
As
always, I welcome your reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to
hear from my readers. Also, here are links to my Twitter and Facebook accounts,
if you care to share your thoughts with me there:
Hopefully,
next month will find us all on the mend and on the upside of this thing, and I promise I will check for comments before next month. :)
