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Covid ‘Common Sense’ (Poem)

CovidCommonsenseZirblis.pdf
Title chosen with apologies to Tom Paine.

First two stanzas:

I’m not afraid of Covid,
Of…

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Covid’s Gone a’ Roving (Poem)

RovingCovidZirblis.pdf
I wrote these verses over a year ago; a group of impressions ripped—as they say—from the headlines,…

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Student Posters

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Elementary School students from the Irasburg Elementary School, Irasburg Vermont, created these…

Christmas themed face masks

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Pictured are face masks made by my wife, Lorraine Towne-Cavarretta. She created the masks as a way…

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US/Canada Border

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Nine months after the start of the Pandemic, the border between the United States and Canada was…

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Morrisville's empty streets

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Normally, Portland Street in Morrisville is a very busy street. Due to Covid 19 and the stay at home…

Covid Memorial

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A memorial constructed on the Village Green, Newbury Vermont. As is evident, there are less than 100…

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Movie Theatre

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Bijou Theatre in Morrisville Vermont. No movies? Nope, instead a request from the theatre for Covid…

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The Border

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This picture was taken on the US/Canada border in Derby Line Vermont. On the left side of the yellow…

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Main St Stowe Vermont

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Main Street Stowe, normally very busy with traffic and tourists, empty of both on a Wednesday in…

Entrance to Peoples Academy, Morrisville Vermont

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As I was taking my dog for a walk near Peoples Academy in Morrisville, I encountered this sign.…

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Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide-McMeekin.pdf
This poem was written on March 19, 2019 shortly after Gov. Scott declared his state of emergency.

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