Hmmm don’t ya know I just had to go to the store for
these sweet peas are sweeter than the day before
the day before
the day before was the rush of no more
the day before I had to unmask so I could smell these
sugggggaaaarrrrr sweet sweet peas
early for the season
right on time during unreason
sugggggaaaarrrrr sweet sweet peas
you give me climbers high
give me butterflies
you give me coloured eyes
sugggggaaaarrrrr sweet sweet peas
you make a sweet surprise
make my soul arise
you make colored lines
Hmmm don’t ya know I just had to go to the store for
these sweet peas are sweeter than the day before
the day before
the day before was the rush of no more
the day before I had to unmask so I could smell these
sugar sweet sweet peas so I could breathe
-Dionna, 2020
I wrote this poem because I was inspired by a fellow California arts educator, who described her first days during shelter-in-place (due to COVID19).
Dionna Ndlovu 