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(Written during lockdown) You read your name on your blanket  Made by Granny  “That’s the letter 3” You say as you reach the ‘e’ Your brain tick ticking away Making connections in curious ways And it kind of make sense Without over thinking “They look similar” You say. You burst into a rendition of  TheContinue reading “Letters”

(written during lockdown) “Can we get a toastie Mummy  And then an ice cream?” You skip along  Innocently oblivious to the doom of  Drizzly Sunday mornings in the park.  “If Ivan is open” I say If Ivan is there, all will be fine. Ivan who always wears a white T-shirt Ivan who doesn’t know ourContinue reading “An Ode to Ivan”

(Written during lockdown) I think I say the same things at roughly the same time Every day. Often starting the day with “Poppet it’s early, come and lie down in my bed for a bit” “I won’t lie down I’ll sit up” you say “Ok sit up and play with your toys while I lie down”Continue reading “Deja Vu”