It is twenty-eight days since I began
All of it at home
Yet, virtually
A good bit of it away
Perhaps I did find more
By staying in my own place
Whilst visiting
Those other fine places
Keeping my distance
Oddly I now feel closer
More of an attachment
To Lavender Barn
Also to Houghton Hall
To the Cholmondeley’s
Home for sculpture, with
James Turell’s Lightscape
We have received news
From our charismatic leader
On the next phase
Of social distancing, together yet apart
There is peace
There is quiet
There is sunshine
There are orderly queues at the DIY store
Let us all hope
That this societal caring
May continue, who knows, maybe
We may grow to love each other more
