It’s Poetry Friday and it’s hosted this week by Catherine at READING TO THE CORE. Thank you for hosting! Be sure to stop by.
This week I am posting a poem from a prompt offered by the Poetry Sisters. The prompt was to write an etheree about summer or about foresight.
An Etheree is a poetic form. It is ten lines long. The first line is one syllable and each subsequent line increases by one syllable.
When I heard of the summer 7/24 reopening of the National Zoo in Washington D.C. I thought I’d write about that, a place where children might learn about nature and animals safely during the pandemic. Everyone above six must wear a face mask, and those from 2-6 recommended but optional. What will the animals think?
SUMMER 2020 AT THE ZOO A macaw is painted red. Tiger hides behind bold black stripes. Pandas wear spectacles, while the elephants blend in. This year when the zoo is open, animals, resting in cool shadows, might puzzle over camouflaged people. © Janice Scully 2020
I just want to note that today was the funeral and celebration of the life of Congressman John Lewis.
May he rest in peace and may his important human rights work be continued everywhere in America till it’s complete. Listen to President Obama’s eulogy here.
Stay well everyone!