Sneha will be turning
in her grave with mirth
as she hears the call
for washing hands.
She washed, once she touched
the handbag, next when
she set her fingers on the Veena,
then after she tied her saree.
She wiped the cloth string with soap,
before hanging her clothes to dry
her hands meet a wash
strange it appeared then.
Ascribing her habit to a mania,
friends made fun of her, lo!
never could she shed
this practice in her lifetime.
The specific idiosyncrasy
is being enforced of late
in the wake of Covid -19.
being !the most coveted rule.
Hail to thee ! Sneha
Having been a pioneer,
who set standards much earlier,
to treat the deadly virus.
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