the rain falls soft and heavy
on the sun-dried earth
and the plants begin to sing
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Zelazowa Wola
a pianist plays in an empty room
sunlight streams in
Chopin’s music streams out
across cyber-space
through the window I glimpse
two children playing
in the garden
of Zelazowa Wola
June 9 2020 a live-streamed piano recital during the coronavirus lockdown.
We visited Chopin’s birthplace at Zelazowa Wola in June 2017.
2020 visions
Life has slowed down to
an idealised vision
of mediterranean life style
with no bustle or crowds.
Between daily tasks
taking longer –
watering plants becomes a meditation
making cakes or making meals
hanging washing on a sunlit line
to dry in minutes
The daily rituals of coffee break
under a sunshade
among wild flowers and birdfeeders
a walk around the village
crossing roads
giving others space
smiling and calling hello
waving to small children.
Then anger at the world’s news
the sheer pigheadedness of that
so-called government
mangled numbers.
The press conference
of an adviser who broke the rules
and goes unscathed…
Police brutality in the US
a president whose words
deliver more chaos than leadership
Crowded beach scenes
mounting litter dropped by
uncaring individuals
Neighbouring countries
are more responsible than mine.
I would not have thought this possible
before 2016
Democracy is cracked
MPs chained to a tumbril
rush headlong towards
uncountable riches for a few
who disregard the reality of most.
Eugenics becomes the secret mainstream.
My country – is this thee?
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