A Poem About Perseverance, Written in Line at Trader Joe’s
Posted on April 10, 2020 at 10:13 am by West Sider
Photo by Shiva Ganapathy.
Shiva Ganapathy was waiting in line to get into Trader Joe’s on Columbus and 93rd when he wrote the following poem.
Karo Na! (Just do it…Hindi)
Cherry trees line the street
Their bursting blossoms a springtime treat
Like stars upon a summer night
Dazzling on my left and right
The town is empty, people are gone
And the left behind are woebegone
The unseen enemy has struck hard
Filling every hospital ward
Not just viral, but deadly, virile
Hunker down and stay sterile
But proclaim amid all this travail
Karo Na! We will prevail!
This spring is a time for contemplation
But come summer, there’ll be celebration!
Thank you for sharing your lovely poem filled with hope & beauty.
Wonderful! Thank you so much!
thank you ! I hope we can celebrate in the summer …very lovely poem.
Nicely done!
Thank you for sharing this poem with its uplifting message. We will get through this and we will dance again
Stay safe and healthy and creative…it keeps us all sane! Thanks for sharing your wonderful poem!!!
This is lovely, Shiva.
Beautiful thoughts about how we, and our City, will survive.
Just hope.
Thank you!
What a wonderful way to spend one’s time
On Trader Joe’s eternal line!
Thank you!
Beautiful poem perfectly commensurate with the pic!
Thank you all, folks!
Keep the faith. This too will pass, and we’ll be out stronger!