Presented without commentary.

Easter Weekend 2021

The time that marks the
mythological rebirth,
no, resurrection

of this city that
never sleeps, but which, for some
time now has, in fact,

been sleeping, is now.
Restaurants and cinemas,
concert venues and

other such places
are starting to open once
again (NOT BROADWAY!).

But more than this big
city is the virus that
never sleeps, nor hides.

Emerge from your caves.
Seek your joys and salvation
out in the city.

But keep your distance.
Get your jabs. Wear a mask. Stay
safe. It’s not over.

©David Siller – 2021

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For the first 100 days of the Biden administration, this website will feature a new poem of What’s Next!? These pieces can be calls to action, calls to attention, or calls to anger. They will light the way and guide the fight. They will get us moving and keep our momentum. They will be filled with hope, with anger, with sorrow. They will get us into good trouble and point out the trouble we need to stop. They will be polished gems, or rough-cut drafts of rage, or in-process pieces searching for peace. They may be haiku or tanka, limericks or lyrics, verses free or fettered.

#100Days100Poems of What’s Next!? wants your poems, your prose, your visual art (photos, drawings, sculptures), your music, your short films and animations. Interpret the theme as broadly as you’d like.

If you would like to submit to this endeavor, please send an email, with your visual art (as .jpg or .pdf) or your poem saved as a word document (.docx) to waxyandpoetic AT gmail DOT com. Include a short bio (2-3 sentences) and social media/website information. All rights remain with the author. Please address any formatting preferences in your email. Waxyandpoetic.com will post submissions time permitting, with at least one per day beginning 20 January 2021.

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