poem for Earth Day
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With a reckless swoop
you patter at my window
frantic as a delivery boy
who’s slept through months of orders.
You’re a fizzing blur of antenna, legs and wings;
a pantomine of lanes and hilly streets;
lines of washing you’ve bashed against
to arrive here steeped in diligence.
You imagine my bedroom an empire of sweetness.
You want to trample sauce across my sheets.
Speed away, bee, in your vest of fur.
Thank you for your glowing stripes of dreams.
In the woods, bluebells are sweetly ringing,
and lavender will flower for you. Can you hear me singing?
Can you hear me singing?
Josephine Corcoran 
Lovely.
A new poem.
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Thanks x
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Hi Josephine, Help, does this mean I’m on social media! It was lovely to see you on Friday – and the rain was just what our gardens needed! Below one of my lockdown attempts – with thanks to Peter and Janet. Keep well, as I say. Regards, John
LOCKDOWN
Lying coiled in the sun, the snake encircles the car-park,
all venom drawn as we stand two metres apart.
On whichever track – pavement or path –
the points are switched, we safely pass.
Cars lie hauled up on the pavements – all voyaging ceased –
forbidden the sea by government decree.
“Keep in good health” – the Commonwealth’s
supporters at Naseby cry – “Keep well”.
Distanced grandkids appear on a screen,
we watch Playschool, Le Tour and Mr. Bean.
Out in the middle of town – mid-week – midday,
two or three ghosts slide eerily away.
With on-line receipt safely holstered, I walk to the store,
wait patiently outside the firmly closed door
for a tin of paint, passed out by a masked outlaw.
No advert for Corrs or the Western Daily Press,
but a neon tribute to the NHS.
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Thanks so much for posting this poem, John. You’ve caught the taste of lockdown beautifully. Great to see you from a distance last week! J x
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This poem is great Josephine. Thanks for this post. A real inspiration 🙂
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Thanks for saying so, Moira – very kind of you! x
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A lovely poem about bees with a beautiful bee drawing, and just yesterday I saw a bee trying to get into the window. Thanks for the post.
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Thanks for your kind comment, Geri! Yes, the poem was prompted by real life events 🙂
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