Wednesday 19 August 2020

On Separation

Does absence make the heart grow fonder
Or contrarywise – to wander?
When distance forces love apart
There are dark stirrings in the heart...

To keep the faith and feeling strong
So both sides want to tag along
One must needs weave a deep bond
It's not enough to just feel 'fond'.

Beware indifference and neglect
It's little things that souls connect
Reminders of the good times past
Reviving memories that last...

Believing that the light will shine
Beyond this COVID-ridden time
When we can drop for good our mask ...
Surely not too much to ask?

Many, caught upon the hop,
Found themselves obliged to stop
And quarantine on foreign shore;
With all flights cancelled; how long for?

Invisible this worldwide threat
Alas,  it isn't beaten – yet
But Zoom and Skype come into play
As love will always find a way!

(c) Poet in the woods 2020






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