Aaltoe’s Blog

Perfectly clear, calm,
Sharp shadows
Serenity of the chimes nearby
The quiet roar of reduced traffic
Each day marking a beautiful extreme
For days ahead.

Older people presumably with their shots
Enjoying each other in restaurants
Others crowding sidewalk cafes
All masking larger changes ahead
Unclear in their outline
Let alone their detail.

The world still under attack
From wily viruses
That take new forms
And flaws in the systems of distributing the vaccines.
Is it ignorance, arrogance, opportunism, selfishness
Or “political” behavior of the worst sort
That militates against achieving high levels
Of herd immunity?

So hard to balance
The brightening prospects
Against the ingenuity of the virus
And the prevalent reticence.
Is it surging hope against
Stolid stupidity
Leading to giddy irresponsibility,
The whole community
Dissolving into a caldron of
Hideous self-defeating laughter and squabbles?

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