MAY 2020 -- A Tent Sprouted

The following poem was inspired by an actual tent created during the first weeks of our state's "Stay Home-Stay Healthy" response to the Covid 19 pandemic.

A TENT SPROUTED

When a tent sprouted in our living room

Draping it with blankets, sheets, and throws

Soft soothing walls

A cocoon

A cover

A comfort

I knew this structure needed to stay.

A textured maze full of small, hidden rooms

Spots for reading, homework, playing games

Lit by flashlights

All beaming

All steady

All certain

I treasured this harbor within our home.

A warm, cozy nest, a sprawling refuge

Defended by its young gatekeepers

You entered here

Heart crossed

Oath taken

Treats offered

I smiled when I heard “Mom, come on in.”