America is on Life Support; Prognosis Poor
Our beloved Democracy is being tested
Peaceful protestors are being gassed and arrested
We are in a nasty Covid -19 Pandemic
With healthcare problems that run deep and are systemic
Our politicians are not worthy of our trust
Our police and economic systems are far from just
How memorable is this summer of 2020
Wearing face masks and hand washing are key
To keeping healthy and not spreading disease
We must bury our face in our elbow when we sneeze
Our Democracy can not breathe
Our Uninsured and hard working minorities and immigrants are being forced to leave
Is there anywhere safe to go?
The answer is a resounding NO
Why are so many Americans full of hate?
Our diversity and unity is that which makes America great
Racism, sexism and inequality are universally wrong
Let’s turn this around and write a new song
One that allows everyone to know they belong
Before all the good accomplishments we had are gone
Forgiveness and generosity with healing for all
Respect and kindness are the medicine for America stand tall
To lead this world into 2021 and beyond
We must stop police brutality and all that we know is wrong
So everyone in America can feel safe and breathe again
Let’s welcome in a new era where ALL are friends
United we stand undivided with liberty and justice for all
We need peace on earth so let’s stop building more walls
Life in the Time of Corona
Within weeks after March 11, 2020 World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, West Florida Literary Federation offered its writers a catharsis. By April, regional writers were submitting words and images to preserve this time in history. The ongoing project began with Phase I, a special edition of The Legend published in May. It featured more than thirty juried submissions. Life in the Time of Corona continues with Phase II, updated as submissions are accepted. Here are the voices of health care workers, poets, essayists, historians, and the images of artists and photographers, documenting this time in Northwest Florida's history. The ongoing project ends with the advent of a vaccine or declaration by the World Health Organization.CONTENTS
Photo Essay
A71Social Distancing at Johnson's Beach
B1
B.W3
A122
A116
Six Feet Apart
The Last Haircut
A48 COVID-19
The Passage to Paradise
When Hammock Becomes Mask
Prose
JanuaryRiding Out a Hurricane in a Pandemic
To Butt in or Not
Bends and Turns
Pandemic Pen Pals
Happiness Jar
Getting Along
Kutina
Prayer to The Theotokos
Grieving Loss of Many Kinds
Why Wear Masks?
Corona Beach
COVID 19 Sidewalk Chalk 4-16-2020
View from Within
The Enigma of Deadman’s Island
In the Kitchen with Andrea, Corona, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Tutu
Cardinal Experience
Meditations on the Coronavirus
Life in the Time, Again, of Pandemic
Resurrection
Poetry
Post-Covid ParadiseOnly 2 Things
A Muted Life
Writing Poetry
American Dreamer
Jade Sea
America is on Life Support; Prognosis Poor
Crossing COVID Bay
Next Week’s Plans
Broken Destiny
Eyes
A View of the Stars
Some Inland Curse
From My Soul To Yours
Eating the Mango
Blindly It Slays Thee
Coastal Intruder
Death in the Time of Corona
What to Do
The Earth Lives On
COVID-19 from the Beginning
Let This Scourge Pass
Quarantine
Viral Hurt
Phantom Freedom
Earth Day, 2020
Old School Dream
Chronicle of Fools
The Myrtle
Ghost of COVID-19
The Year of the Virus
The Mask III
Halted
Behind the Mask
Short Fiction
Passage to ParadiseMardi Gras Queen
The Legend
The Legend Special Edition Life in the Time of CoronaAuthor Biographies