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