I hope you are finding
Your quarantine dreams 
In using your fine China
For once this year
Instead of not at all

I hope you are finding 
Your quarantine dreams 
In connecting with 
Your father, mother 
Brother, uncle 
And all the souls you love 
But never found the time
When you had
The freedoms 
Of the normal world 
Before the new 
“Normal world” 

I hope you are finding
Your quarantine dreams 
In the laughs 
Of your children
When you burn 
the French toast 
Because you were busy 
Telling a story 
they never heard 

I hope you are finding 
Your quarantine dreams 
In yourself
Your brain
Your heart 
And finding where they 
One day negotiate peace 

I hope you are finding
Your quarantine dreams
In an actual dream 
When you’ve aged 
Past the world of quarantine 
Past the world of stay home 
And no hugs
Or affectionate love

I hope you are finding
Your quarantine dreams 
The dreams of going back 
To a world 
Where we hide our fine China 
And save it away 
Because we know 
There are better days
When fine China
Will be of use