Isolation

Isolation

Not just a word

We’re all locked in our homes

Some alone

Some with someone

Some with family

Frustration

Missing connection

With others

We yearn

For that link

Friendship

Family

We are all missing

But we stay

For the same reason

Because we love

Friends and family

We will endure

Until the vaccination comes

That frees us from

These invisible bonds

©Sheilagh Lee  April 15, 2020

Go away

I hear my grandchild cry

When can I see you Grandma?

Come here, come here.

My heart breaks a little

I miss her so

But I know I am doing this for her

I am keeping both of us safe

Soon we’ll be together

Soon we’ll hug and cry

And smile

We we’ll win

We will this make this virus go away.

©Sheilagh Lee  April 14, 2020

Missing Dad

Dad I miss you

I miss our talks

The way you said my name

The lopsided smile

That made me beam

You singing to your records

The song you said was about mom

The smile you gave only to her

The love you showed her everyday

With gestures big and small

The poetry you shared with me

The way you showed us

You loved us your children

And grandchildren each and everyone

I miss you

But I know someday

Very far way

Will be together

Again

Happy Birthday Dad

©Sheilagh Lee  April 12, 2020

Missing you

Missing loved ones

Hearing my grandchild cry

Over the phone

Why can’t I see Grandma?

Why can’t I see Grandpa?

Two year olds don’t know

Why

We sit in our homes

Avoiding each other

Physical distancing the rule

But we as adults know

We’re saving them

We’re saving us

Even as our hearts

Break a little

We’re trying save

The world

Let’s hope it works
We're in this together
We'll do our part.

©Sheilagh Lee  April 11, 2020

Good Friday

Good Friday

Black Friday

A day of prayer

A day of remembrance

Remember how Jesus died

To save our souls

Remembering the resurrection

Prayers sent

Thanks given

We remember the gift given

And again give thanks

To the lord above

For giving us his only son

A sacrifice most profound

Could we do the same?

©Sheilagh Lee  April 10, 2020

Vimy Ridge 103 years

Vimy Ridge 103 years 

103 years have passed

Vimy Ridge a distant memory

To some people’s minds

But Canadians fought for king and country

All four divisions coming together as one

As they walked across

No man’s land

To secure a victory

Filled with sacrifice

They gave us

The gift of nationhood

Canada at last

To grow our uniqueness

And make us all one

We shall never forget

Those brave men

Loyal Canadians 

Who gave their all.

©Sheilagh Lee  April 9, 2020

Praying

Masks to protect you

Masks to protect me

Masks made of cloth

Whatever people can find

Simple things

Like grocery shopping

A terrible chore

A cough is heard

People run

Panic ensues

People go home

Hideout

Pray it passes

Hope the virus

Leaves

©Sheilagh Lee  April 8, 2020

The Human Way

Retooling

Making jobs

Saving Lives

Helping others

With ingenuity

The human way

Patience spread with kindness

To those who are acting out

Scared

We will find our way

For we are 

Canadians

Earthlings

All one

©Sheilagh Lee  April 7, 2020

We are all one

©Sheilagh Lee  April 6, 2020

Vacuum

Life, in a vacuum of facts

Big brain sucking in half-truths

Disposes of what doesn’t fit

Heard of a cure

Untested, but it will work

Ideology

Push this fact forward

So what if a few die?

Strong economy

Money, money, money

Echoes in the mind

Open up businesses

Dismiss proven experts

It will all be over soon

©Sheilagh Lee  April 5, 2020