The last few months have seen a number of changes. Now we can at least invite people back into our homes – so long as we remember not to get too close. We no longer have to meet folk in the garden or hold a conversation in the street. It is rather less surreal than it seemed at first, but it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to see how our lives will be different for some time to come.
BC – Before Covid and Beyond
Remember when
we sat close to friends,
laughed and blethered over
coffee or a dram?
Now we have
Covid 19 perhaps
minds focus more
on things that matter –
health of the planet,
health of friends and family,
toxicity of capitalism, this
another virus spread world-wide.
CG images of Covid19 show
a delicate floral beauty,
almost psychedelic appeal, yet
this virus can’t be scrubbed,
can’t be rubbed away like
turquoise-greens of verdigris
that adds aged colour to
copper and brass heirlooms.
This latest virus hides
from view, threatens unwary
victims. Its political twin sickens
the economy, also takes lives.
Now, we look with changed eyes
we see, we hear, we love
differently; appreciate things
we took for granted BC.
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