POETIC OCEANS 2

Photo Courtesy  Wikipedia My first memory of a mask is that of the Lone Ranger's, the good horse rider, a hero, wearing a black one, over the eyes, then come the masked Western riders shouting and shooting, mostly in the movies, but masks have a long varied history and are found in fields of medicine theater and culture. The current mask wearing all over the world is for safety and protection against the Corona Virus To take a phrase from the introduction of the Writer's Pantry - everyone I saw wore a face mask shows the growing awareness of the dangers of the pandemic. Mask is scary as it supports the activities of bandits looters and terrorists. A mask is applied to beautify the face also, but the question here is about ‘safety from infection of the deadly virus or is it? Can a mask provide enough protection ? The covered nose and mouth will block the germs from entering the body? A few lines from my poetry collection: T...

                  Captain Grey African-  Grand kids Pet came to stay for three weeks -stay extended now The Lock down began strictly on the evening of 20th March. We got some groceries-milk  vegetables flour but no peanuts  for the parrot. A quick check had listed fruit and root vegetables as part of his diet.So a relief to know that he could eat carrots and apples too... five weeks now..still no peanuts as shops are closed.  Photographing the sky at different times of the day has been a major activity other than praying cooking  laundry and late night creative writing attempts... A Poem on Covid~19  O’ Tiny Circular Spiky Red Corona Virus unseen you landed on the planet in silence invading breathing lungs and airy spaces sending all under  roofs, covering faces All ages threatened as all humans are same some say it’s a hoax some ‘a political game patent no is different, ev...