GLIMPSE An on-line work meeting at home. It’s evening. Children’s bed-time. Suddenly, from one screen through the study walls we hear shrieks and cries of ‘I want Daddy…’ We all smile, except Daddy. Later, his head swivels from the screen. A door has open

GLIMPSE

An on-line work meeting at home.
It’s evening. Children’s bed-time.
Suddenly, from one screen
through the study walls we hear
shrieks and cries of ‘I want Daddy…’
We all smile, except Daddy.

Later, his head swivels from the screen.
A door has opened, quietly.
Onscreen, we see a upturned head
appearing at his knee,
and we glimpse a tear-washed face.

Silently, Daddy bends
to hug his little son goodnight.
They exchange a tender kiss. No words.

A hush has fallen on the group.
This is why we work.