My Art in the Time of a Pandemic
Inspired by poetry
Flirtation
BY RITA DOVE
After all, there’s no need
to say anything
at first. An orange, peeled
and quartered, flares
like a tulip on a wedgewood plate
Anything can happen.
Outside the sun
has rolled up her rugs
and night strewn salt
across the sky. My heart
is humming a tune
I haven’t heard in years!
Quiet’s cool flesh—
let’s sniff and eat it.
There are ways
to make of the moment
a topiary
so the pleasure’s in
walking through.
*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 5/31/2020
Update in Maryland- 5/31/2020
52,778 confirmed cases
2,532 deaths 3,764 recovered
Update in New York State - 5/31/2020
370,770 confirmed cases
29,784 deaths 65,934 recovered
Total in United States: 1,790,172 confirmed cases, 104,381 deaths
Total Worldwide: 6,166,946 confirmed cases, 372,035 deaths
Total in United States: 1,790,172 confirmed cases, 104,381 deaths
Total Worldwide: 6,166,946 confirmed cases, 372,035 deaths
* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
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