Now there are
throwaway wooden spoons
in ice cream shops
Before COVID
it was the environment
marches the world over
led by a little Swedish girl
who took on the president
Now there are masks
clogging up sewers
latex gloves
littering sidewalks
The pattern my lipstick leaves
on the wooden spoon
is random
the sticky residue of lemon sorbet
attracts ants
dries unknowingly
in the afternoon sun
Carolyne Van Der Meer lives and writes in Montreal, Canada. She has two published books, Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience (WLUP, 2014) and Journeywoman (Inanna, 2017). Heart of Goodness: The Life of Marguerite Bourgeoys in 30 Poems will be published by Guernica Editions in August 2020 and a collection of poetry called Sensorial is forthcoming from Inanna in 2021. Carolyne’s poetry and prose have been published internationally.
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