When it comes to new words, many that were born in the last few years, we today use like they always existed such as ‘Skyping’, ‘Googling’, ‘hard drive’, ‘real time’, ‘virtual’, ‘downloading’ and on and on these words pop out, almost exponentially. Webster’s and all the other folks in the dictionary business must be using old expressions like, ‘My word, how can we keep up’. Thus the following bit of rhyme.
TODAY’S ROUTINE
Social distancing is an expression that was
given birth by today's pandemic. To ‘skype’ and
‘google’, two new expressions born as well. That
people walking on sidewalks stay from each
other now is automatic. When things do return to
normal, no one can really tell.
Meals ordered are dropped with a dash-to-
the-door. Ordered online with a knock or the ring
of a bell. Masks like only medical doctors used to
wear, we all wear especially in a store.
Prices for base groceries, ouch, for now what
they often sell! Most everything from cereals to
ground beef. Creating some ‘food for thought’.
One ponders when the good times return, will the
costs go down to where they were. And bring
relief? Somehow me thinks, probably not.