Life Continues
We sit at home and watch TV then saunter down to local shops
Our lives hang limp like daisy chains, as normal life slows down and stops
We wash the car and mow the lawn and do the jobs that waited long
And walk the dog and dig the weeds and paint the fence and murmur song
We sit, we sigh, we rise, we sink; we eat a snack and make a drink
The hours tick past and each days winks: space to wonder, peace to think
Frozen plans, work like gold, winds of silence, warm and cold
Contact friends: recent, old; check for news: time on hold…
Out in meadows, flowers grow
Streams and rivers ebb and flow
Fledgling birds try out their wings
And everywhere the robin sings
The lambs all frolic, free and gay
And green leaves shine in full array
From busy ants to rabbit holes
The unseen creatures, worms and moles
Inhabit earth without a care
Their world continues, no despair
For while we mope and hang about
God’s wondrous Nature gives a shout
Reminding us that while Man weeps
God never slumbers; never sleeps
DHayes (April 2020 during the period of coronavirus)