The Covid Cafe # 6
At the Wayne Farmer’s Market
For years I thought this was named for Bruce Wayne,
from the Main Line Waynes
the poultry place was paltry
most meats having moved
“busy since 6:30”
felt like a war time time
one out of my memory
wondered idly if Paula
had remembered to bring remembered to bring
our Delco Food Ration Coupons
It’s Covid Cafe time
social and anti-social distancing
all conversations by phone
or e-mail or tweet or-
what is this
new
world
like
new
war
like
with the(unseen)
enemy on our
shores
3
we had a lunch there
at the table
next to someone’s ghost
many ghosts were there
split a half good sandwich
water
tries to
untalk of Covid
did Charles Barkley really say
“I hope I don’t have Covid,
’cause I’d have to be around myself
all the time”
or did I just want him
to say it
hope he’s well and back talking…someplace
4
Driving home onaFridaythe13th
wondered if we would again in two weeks
or,
if not,
why we wouldn’t