Moments and Musings: out of the Pandemic

By Arlette Wiggins

This book is a captivating anthology from stark moments over the past year, and more. Moments that shocked specific groups of people, and the world at large. Moments which made me exceedingly emotional and provided me with ample material to compile this book.
The book focuses on social injustices, and inequality prevalent towards minorities, and communities of color. It also covers the Corona Virus, how it changed our daily lives, and our routine.
Love is the solution for every ill, and ailment we face individually, as well as collectively. Therefore, some poems cover this great emotion. Love, while it appears to be lacking, is still constant, readily available for us to experience, and enjoy.
Here’s hoping this book positively impacts the life of everyone who reads it!

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663229250

Arlette Wiggins

The poet Arlette Wiggins is an avid writer who currently resides in South Florida. She was born and raised in the twin Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. This is her second poetry book. Arlette is always on the alert for words, pictures, scenes, discussions, events, which can assist her in creating positive poetic work. Arlette uses her writing not only to inspire others, but to encourage her audience to sharpen their ability to analyze, and think on a deeper level, thus making the world a better place for all. When she is not writing, and taking photographs, she is spending time with her family, taking road trips, and listening to music.

Book preview

After the Pandemic

After the pandemic

What’re you gonna do?

Will you grow so lazy

That you’re gonna put on your pajamas

Pull the covers

Lay there asleep with your complacency

Will you constantly combat those who

are progressively painting the way brightly for a better community?

After the pandemic

What’re you gonna do?

Will you remain in a state of hysteria

Hyperventilating, creating hypertension and hallucinating about things that never will be

Will you be hushing the voices of reason and sensibility?

Hiding and covering your hesitation

In bandages of cowardice

Whispering am I gonna survive?

After the pandemic

What’re you gonna do?

Will you step forward bravely

Making purposeful paces toward a progressive future

For family and those who are in your care?

Will you rethink the way your thoughts flow?

Or will you doubt yourself every time there’s an opportunity to grow?

Will you forge ahead lending a helping hand to those in need

Showing them the way forward and assisting them to ultimately succeed?

Will you make major changes?

Mend those broken fences

Or would you lay sleeping through the pandemic

Under lockdown bringing yourself down?

After the pandemic

What’re you gonna do?

Be Free

Find your happy time

Find your happy space

Don’t deflect to that negative space

Life is great you made it thus far

Don’t look back move on

Shine bright become that glowing morning star

Be alive be free

Move fervently and fiercely becoming all you can be

Don’t hesitate don’t turn around

Charge forward moving ahead with feet planted firmly on solid ground!

Blood of the Ailment

Blood on the pavement

It’s a surefire predicament

Of the black man in the United States

Slammed to the ground face down

Beaten to submission

At times even to oblivion

Based on a veiled call of trumped-up suspicion

Blood of the