From a Diary of the Plague Year (17)

I'm not supposed to leave the house.

So while you're out,

could you pick up one

of the 49 copies of the Gutenberg Bible?

(It can be a partial copy.)

Thanks. Also, I need a feather

from the small golden-crowned

manakin from the Amazon rain forest.

(It's a hybrid bird.) If you have

time, you might bring  back

the original arrangement 

for Duke Ellington's "Warm Valley."

And some bread and apples.

I'll be here all day! So

take your time. 

hans ostrom 2020