Red letter day

Red letter day 

Lockdown days are groundhog
repetitious 
over again over again 
Monday to Sunday monotony
hard to distinguish, one from another 
no red letter days remain 
no change of scene, routine 
over again over again 
all colour leached, washed out
bleached
life become monochrome 

How precious then a call from a friend 
a virtual date for a coffee, high tea, apéros  
a birthday party by Zoom 
or WhatsApp chat 
baking together, biscuits or buns 
quizzes for fun, haikus and limericks 
artistic endeavours, challenges, cheer 
a call from a friend, lifting the gloom
via Zoom 
relieving the monochrome 
electric connections, sparkle and shine 
rainbows in a prism
sent down the line 
full spectrum flooding the monochrome the grey 
from out of the paintbox 
hurrah for the highlight
the floodlight 
red letter day 

April 21st 2020 Hounoux