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Pandemic Summer

Mary Bone·July 5, 2021

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Pandemic Summer

written by: Mary Bone

Our pandemic summer
kept us in.
What a bummer!
The birds still sang.
The flowers kept blooming.
We were inside, just fuming.
Petals and leaves fell from nearby trees.
Everyone was ready
for a fresh, cool breeze.

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Mary Bone enjoys writing and drawing. She has had poetry published in numerous places including Spillwords, Literary Yard, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetry Catalog and upcoming at Emerge, Blaze Vox and Zest of the Lemon.

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