[IL-Talk] a priceless post

[Robert Hansen]

Thank you very much

Robert Hansen
hansen.robert70@ gmail.com


On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 10:33 PM David Meyer via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I know that this post is off topic, but I think we could all appreciate a
> creative paroty. Got it from Milton Ota who got it from Richard Wells. The
> author is anonymous.
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> 'twas the night before quarantine and all through the town, not a
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> restaurant was open, not a school-bus was found. hand sanitizers were
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> placed by all doorposts with care, in hopes that Corona would never
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> come there. the children were swinging from the crystal chandeliers,
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> and the stir-crazy babies were almost in tears. with everyone in health
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> masks and live updates on their screens, we hunkered down and waited
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> for COVID-19. for into our lives with a sneeze and a cough came a
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> global pandemic and a crash of the stocks. away to the grocery we all
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> flew like a flash, and bought all the toilet paper for our personal
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> stash. as the moon slowly rose on our fates and our fears, what to my
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> wandering mind should appear? in the absence of busyness a new life
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> taking form: in the stillness of solitude, in the silence of the storm.
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> in the magic of together and home-bound company, rediscovering
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> connection in our family. so with the pup in her kennel and the
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> children in their beds, new visions of adventures now danced in my
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> head! the checklists could wait and the bank accounts would be fine,
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> for we had been given the most sacred gift of time. so I gathered the
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> markers and crayons and paints, I collected the nerf guns and assembled
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> board games. with a wink and a smile I moved on to schoolwork: math
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> facts and science and vocabulary words. I laughed as I thought it, in
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> spite of myself, "what if quarantine can heal our emotional health?" if
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> the birds are still singing and if the flowers still bloom, surely the
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> sunshine can overcome our gloom. if we set aside fear and choose
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> kindness instead, maybe we'll all begin to realize we have nothing to
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> dread. I tucked back into bed and smiled up at the moon, for a peace
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> had replaced the impending doom. so take heart and take hope through
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> this curious plight, and "happy quarantine to all" until we're allowed
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> to reunite." -Author unknown
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> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
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> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
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> Chicago Chapter President
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