In every age a challenge new
The months roll by, birthdays accrue
Lock-down last March - life turned to slow
Reversal of the world we know.
Shuffled is Life’s deck of cards
The Joker comes out top, ill-starred
Imbued with values harsh, untried;
Past winning streaks soon put aside.
While Aces still play high or low
The Joker upsets the next throw
Interpretation is the key
The world awaits – what will it be?
In no time, certainties are broken
By this unexpected token
The Game continues but our hand
Is woven with an unknown strand…
No Clubs or Diamonds on our path
The Hearts of many torn in half
But Spades have had their work cut out
In COVID times, their suit has clout!
(c) Poet in the woods 2021
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