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Smithsonian, closed.
Nature’s palette of pink paints
A Monet landscape.
— Karen Lippold, Bethesda

 

Springtime reassures —
daffodils, ducklings, peepers-
as I hoard canned soup.
— P. Stone, Bethesda

 

Gift of the virus?
Free mind-space to contemplate
Minimalism.
— Jill P. Strachan, Washington

 

Coronavirus
Can’t kill the cherry blossoms
Spring came anyway
— Jo Ann York, Germantown

 

Blossoms still bloom while
Unprecedented ills go
Un-presidented
— Dan Wittenberg, Bethesda

 

A deadly virus
Cherry blossoms out too soon
Spring needs a re-boot.
— Miriam E. Tucker, Bethesda