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Here,
we're all walking
No lockdown yet...
gyms are closed,
swimmers drowning on dry land,
everyone planking
The circling buzzards are
interested in the sudden increase
in population beneath
And we're getting it down,
the Sidewalk Arc—--
oncoming tight smile and wave,
sidestep to measure
six feet between
We're following the rules
suggested by thousands of experts
And now I say to all,
as an expert in matters of the heart,
send not worry in the passing,
just light—--
arrows, vectors, flattening curves of it,
imaginary orbs
but no matter what,
to your neighbours,
a certain kind of
radiance
© by Katrin Talbot.
Used with the author's permission.
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Photo credit: Isabel Karp
Australian-born Katrin Talbot is a violist, photographer, and poet. Her award-winning work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies and she is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Falling Asleep at the Circus, and The Devil Orders a Latte, forthcoming from Fernwood Press. Katrin leaves in the Madison, Wisconsin area, with quite a few chickens. Learn more about her at https://www.katrintalbot.com/.
    
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Lori Levy:
Captures the "Sidewalk Arc" perfectly.
Posted 04/01/2020 12:37 AM
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paradea:
Just beautiful!!!
Posted 03/31/2020 01:02 PM
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cork:
I did not realize I was drowning on dry land until your poem reminded me.
Posted 03/31/2020 10:02 AM
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Larry Schug:
Many, many heartfelt thank for this Katrin
and Jayne. You are both giving a wonderful and necessary gift to us all. Though my experience is different, living out in the country, this poem resonates. Good luck to all of us.
Posted 03/31/2020 08:11 AM
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michael escoubas:
Well said Katrin! Let's all be sources of light. Luckily, the daffodils and jonquils are surging with light along the sidewalk arc, just when we need it!
Posted 03/31/2020 08:05 AM
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