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PANDEMIC SOLITUDE
A quilt of quietness falls across the park
birds silent at mid-day
traffic subdued - whispers far away
soft-soled shoes shuffle light through curling leaves
Babes lie oblivious in their prams.
Hounds pass - tongues withheld - obedient
to the censure of their leads.
Pigeons stalk with noiseless beaks
on ballet-feet .
A ball falls silent on the distant grass.
Air currents quietly glide beneath a vault of blue
rustling ageing leaves that hang above...
nothing can remain unmoved for long.
Surprising me - a Magpie at my feet
eyes me - hopeful still.
I do not move except my lips to thank him
for his quiet presence till - solemnly he turns away...
soundless and empty.
A quilt of quietness falls across the park
birds silent at mid-day
traffic subdued - whispers far away
soft-soled shoes shuffle light through curling leaves
Babes lie oblivious in their prams.
Hounds pass - tongues withheld - obedient
to the censure of their leads.
Pigeons stalk with noiseless beaks
on ballet-feet .
A ball falls silent on the distant grass.
Air currents quietly glide beneath a vault of blue
rustling ageing leaves that hang above...
nothing can remain unmoved for long.
Surprising me - a Magpie at my feet
eyes me - hopeful still.
I do not move except my lips to thank him
for his quiet presence till - solemnly he turns away...
soundless and empty.