They came from nowhere but are seen everywhere. Those who’ve sighted them say they go somewhere. At first, they wore cotton masks. Eventually, they turned to disposable surgical masks. Several months later, they were spotted wearing N95 masks. Today, they are wearing oxygen masks just to breathe. What comes next?
“She said she’d be right back.”
Dinner on the cheap,
Wieners, pinto, kidney beans,
Add barbecue sauce.
Nothing fancy here,
Just basic down home cooking,
In a crockpot too.
Sometimes life is good,
When you don’t overthink food,
Just feel gratitude.
Prime real estate,
Low traffic site,
Ideal for a retreat.
A mid-day respite
In a fine carpeted lot,
Around the corner to the right.
Curled up tight,
Looking like a fur-weaved mat,
Lays Antoine, the tuxedo cat.
Pineapple centered,
Egg yolk impersonation;
Makes the day sunny.
Cry you a puddle,
Limited human huddle,
So you cow cuddle.
It’s the next be(a)st thing,
Temporary bovine fling,
Right for Covid spring.
[sequel to My Brother’s Keepers]
Image: Cabana Boy
Littlest one got missed,
Jiji is one of the pack;
He can melt hearts too.
Jiji loves to sleep,
But he has a strange craving—
He tends to eat grass.
Mooman likes to cuddle,
Marmalade enjoys eating,
Case scares easily.
What about Babee?
She is special to the cats–
By annoying them.
Image: Cabana Boy
Not always a straight path,
Sometimes the road forks as an aftermath,
Two different ways to go inevitably,
Either together or separately,
But memories will linger,
Some remaining forever,
Maybe even changing over time,
With thoughts becoming more sublime,
Until fondness wins over pain,
While walking down Lovers’ Lane.
First day you brought joy,
Sweet child of the universe,
Your last day sorrow.
In between fun times
Mixed with mischief and good deeds,
Crushed to see you go.
Inevitable,
The Reaper comes to say, Yo,
It’s time to go.
Irreversible,
Here one day, the next the last,
The presence now passed.
Unconditional,
No do-overs or returns,
This means permanence.
Karina Pinella 
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