Neil has been a regular contributor here. I love his poetry. Watch for his next book – Jigsaw -coming soon.
there’s always been a plague absurdity from conflict
improbability interferes with
tradition as nature serves up surprises
humankind has a penchant for rhetoric fatalities
of panic empty shelves hoarding food
protecting our own aggression against others
in a curious scramble quarry to alarm warnings
more stress vulnerability observing
statistics rise daily national lockdown scientific race
on the edge of our seats watching waiting
for word of a cure a vaccine an injection
listening for good news relief a reprieve the curve might be
dropping instinct for survival exceeds convention
rituals questioned rethinking priorities masses embrace
new behaviours dances of distance masks of disguise
we return to places of quiet observation
a search for fresh answers could the solution exist
between meaning and random?
somewhere an inner voice challenges in the heat of
night don’t lose your cool what happens now
your children will remember
all part of the same kindnesses most are
unseen undocumented in the end beyond
logic surrenders to hope only hope always hope