As we
prepare to honor those veterans who the ultimate sacrifice have paid
With social
distancing and lock downs we will have to endure an absence of Memorial Day
parades
An event of
patriotism that is trumped by the pandemic that continues our way of living to
invade
Even if the
beaches are open in Newport Beach in lawns like sardines social distancing to
evade
Thousands of
young party goers barbecuing and guzzling wine and beer
They are
young and from this virus have very little to fear
But if in
Orange County there is a new case spike
Welcome to
the new normal of what after pandemic restrictions will be like
Our nanny
governors and mayors seem more ready to lockdown until there is a vaccine
Wave good bye
to the economy and freedoms so integral to the American Dream
Even where
you can keep six feet apart and wear a mask
In Suffolk
County home to 500,000 buried vets the banning of a Memorial Day task
For years
for Memorial Day Boy and Girl Scouts have upon veterans’ graves descended
To plant
flags at their headstones so we the living can their sacrifice honor and comprehend
This year
while the beaches may be open and the libations in crowded spaces flow
The Scouts
with their flags to the cemeteries will not be permitted to go
©
May 17, 2020 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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