Not quite a native Ripley Countian - she attended only her last year of high school in Doniphan though she taught in the R-1 system for 32 years - Teresa (Pearson) Lee delights in surprising readers and herself with anecdotal observations of life in general. Maybe you can blame her St.Louis roots for a quirky humor and some slightly-askewed opinions, but never doubt she writes from the heart.

A Time Sublime?

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 11:59 AM

“How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” This quote by Dr. Seuss inspired the following.

Up at 6, going through the motions.

When skies are bleak and gray,

It's tough to work up locomotion,

To keep track of the parts of the day.

When noon seems like morning,

Is it cereal I will eat?

Soon, without warning,

I will seldom raise my feet.

Is it naptime or bedtime?

Does it really matter?

Is this a time sublime?

No! I'm just getting fatter.

All this eating and sleeping!

I'm not enough on the move!

A routine I am not keeping.

I need to find a groove!

Covid-19, are you still there?

For sure? How do we know?

Here, there and everywhere...

You seem to stalk us so.

We miss our routine

But guards can't go down.

Hands must be clean

If we venture to town.

EVERYONE I want to hug

Whether friend or not!

But I don't want this bug.

So stay on your spot.

We'll learn new ways

To share our love.

We'll survive these days

With guidance from above.