The need of the hour is to rise above a crisis,

And stop spreading all negativity which is eventually going to become infectious.

With lockdowns, quarantines and curfews all around,

The place looks nothing less than a cemetery with silence all around.

With swans and dolphins returning to the waters once again,

Ans deers, racoons and turtles coming out in the open,

It is indeed a good time for wildlife to breathe without fear once again.

After a few months when these things come to an end,

We will realize that life has so many good memories which can be penned.

It is like a beautiful sinusoidal wave,

And at this point like responsible citizens we ought to behave.

                                                                 ~ Anjana Subramanian

                                                                 Bay Area, USA