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A teenage boy sways in front of posters on his bedroom wall,
singing with the woman wearing headphones in her kitchen
while a bearded man plays a keyboard from his living room.
Voices join in little boxes on a screen, proving quarantine
cannot stop us from making music together.
© by Jacqueline Jules.
Used here with the author’s permission.
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Jacqueline Jules is a former librarian who found herself intrigued by almost every book she put on the shelf. As a reader and as a writer, she doesn’t restrict herself to one genre. She is the author of 50 books for young readers on a wide variety of topics, including two poetry books for young readers, Tag Your Dreams: Poems of Play and Persistence (Albert Whitman, 2020), and Smoke at the Pentagon: Poems to Remember (Bushel & Peck, 2023). Jacqueline is also the author of four poetry books for adults, including a collection of biblically inspired poems, Manna in the Morning (Kelsay Books, 2021). After 26 years in Virginia, she moved to Long Island to be closer to her grandchildren. Learn more about her at www.jacquelinejules.com.
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wayne.goodling@yahoo.com:
Thank you.
Posted 01/06/2021 11:10 PM
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Lori Levy:
Only 5 lines, but powerful!
Posted 01/04/2021 03:32 PM
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Anastasia:
The human drive to create and to connect is strong! An excellent summary!
Posted 01/04/2021 12:58 PM
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CamilleBalla:
So true. We improvise!
Posted 01/04/2021 11:52 AM
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TheSilverOne:
Connections! Love it. ~~D.Bezio
Posted 01/04/2021 10:15 AM
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Sharon Waller Knutson:
I love this sparse picturesque poem. It shows us what we see onscreen in the reality of today and how music can make up for the loneliness of sheltering in place.
Posted 01/04/2021 06:34 AM
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