Quarantine

Separated from events and friends?
Partly a relief the events aren’t coming round.
Few days, few days.

Some of the events still happen on Zoom—
propinquity not necessary, we’ve found,
separated neither from events nor friends.

Not near to one another in a room,
but we can still all have another round.
Few days, few days.

Some day they’ll reopen all the bars
and we’ll be in one another’s immediate presence
again, no longer separated from our friends.

Will we be in one another’s arms
again? No, we were never all that close.
Few days, few days.

I’ll pitch my tent on this campground,
not separated from those who are nearest me in my heart.
Separated from events but not from friends.
Few days, few days.