Two More Haikus Written By Me

Watering Roses

Keeps her memory alive

The blooms bring her back

Heartache knows no rest

Her smile belongs to Heaven

My tears tear at me.

My Cousin's A Karen: A Poem

My Cousin's a Karen

And She knows what's best.

No one will go back to work 

Until we all pass Her test.

If we follow Her lead

We'll lose all of our fears:

Just stay safely locked in our closets

For the next twenty years.

My Cousin's a Karen

She'll sound out the alarm.

She'll have us all arrested

To keep us all safe from harm.

She has 9-1-1

On many cellphone speed dials,

Taking copious notes

For Her Violators' Files.

My Cousin's a Karen

So strong and so steady.

Her six-foot yardstick

Forever at the ready.

Schools can't reopen.

What if there is a sneeze?

Who will think of the children

While Covid blows in the breeze?

My Cousin's a Karen

Bravely assuming Her tasks.

Checking we have clean gloves

and wearing minimum seven masks.

The curve will never be flattened

 That is for sure.

We can't step outside our homes

Until there is a permanent cure.

My Cousin's a Karen

That is for certain

She keeps faithful vigilance

Behind Her lace curtain.

No parties, no cookouts

We can't even try.

For She will kindly remind us

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

My Cousin's a Karen

But be not on Her hard.

For who will save us all

Without Her on Guard?

Let us all now render praise

To our Dear Cousin Karen

For without Her foresight

Our lives would be so utterly barren.

My Cousin's a Karen

Forever fighting the Good Fight.

With Her eternal protection

We all sleep well at Night.

She keeps us from dying

And that is a fact.

Ensuring our safety

With no regard for tact.

My Cousin's a Karen

And we all owe Her our lives.

Thanks to Her and Her alone

Our Civilization Survives.