But It Is Better To Begetting Back

Is it too soon? Is it freeing up too much too soon? Will there be in a week or two A sudden flood of new cases? The masks are coming off People are still cautious But a bit less in approaching others The grandchildren can be seen But not be hugged But in the privacy of one's own forgetfulness Risks will be taken The schools are open in smaller classrooms And with new teachers often How long can small children play Without jostling one another? There is new light new day The markets will open again But some stalls will never return Restaurants will sell food But only if less than half- filled A new normal will emerge for a time Relief is given for now It is not enough But it is better to be getting back Than to seeing and fearing great new sickness every day It is not over Until it is over Yet there are signs Grandchildren can come and be played with outside The streets are more alive I see parents taking small children to school in the morning