A different sort of Blog today. A poem I wrote at the height of lockdown.

Lost Words
(Based on the ideas from Robert Macfarlane’s and Jackie Morris’ Book-without the marvellous pictures or even the magical words! One new word as well!)

                  THE PUB
       Pontificating, prattling, platitudes over a pint
       Unbalanced, uncompromising, utterances
       But brilliant beer boosts Brains!!!
                Oh how I miss the Shoes!!!!

HUG
Hankering for that missing, generous touch                                                                       Uneasy absence of that warm human clutch                                                          Gripping on to one another is craved oh so much!

                                                                   SPORT
                                                        Spinning out hours after hours
                                                        Playing and watching
                                                        Over and over again
                                                        Reminiscing those great moments
                                                       Tedious for many but precious to us.

                          SCHOOL
                 Social gathering mixing with many peers
                 Crucial for future direction
                 Hubs for varied learning 
                 Objective thinking honed
                 Opportunities to light a hundred sparks
                 Looking for ways for subversion (uniform and petty rules)

                                                                                            ZOOM
                                                                Zoom tonight! So rearrange those bookshelves
                                                               Observe our many varied intellectual tomes
                                                               Optical illusion hiding the pyjama trousers
                                                              Melancholic feelings pervade for what is missed.

Bill Church April 2020