*Inspired by William Carlos Williams’s “The Red Wheelbarrow“
so much depends
upon
a small, yet keen
needle
dripping with hope
for normalcy
together with thousands
of masked strangers
The Vaccine (03/28/21)
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You had me at William Carlos Williams! 🙂 Loved this. Powerful!
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I love the “so much depends on…” prompt. What a perfect short slice in ode to the drops that have meant freedom to so so many.
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“Dripping with hope for normalcy ” something we are all longing for. Here’s hoping it gets here soon.
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Love this! I can identify with “thousands of masked strangers.” I came out of my first vaccine appointment commenting about the sheer numbers of people I had been around. But we were all masked and safely distanced (except for the ones giving us our shots).
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The ones giving the shots were masked, but up close and personal with the needle!
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Yes!!! I just can’t imagine how many vaccines they had to give in one day and yet they were so kind and personal. It was really a sight to behold
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The original is one of my favorite poems. I love your version!
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What a powerful poem. “so much depends… ” these opening lines get me every time. I was so emotional when I finally got that prick – craving that normalcy along with you!
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Seriously?!? Oh, how I love this! Brilliant post and so adaptable as a prompt for others.
How do you do it? Such creative ideas day after day!
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