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(Written during lockdown) The roundabout goes on Never stopping Round and round The roundabout can’t slow down You don’t slow down No time to think  Just do And keep going Never stopping  I start making dinner “Muuuuuum I need a wee” You sit on the potty I carry on cooking our dinner “Muuuuuum I’ve finished”Continue reading “Roundabout”

(Written during lockdown) I see the white wall In the garden That I painted In the summer. I stare at it Each time we eat. In the white wall I see festivals Trips in the van Dancing in fields Picnics with family The sky as I go running And swims in the sea With theContinue reading “Daydreaming”

(Written during lockdown) I know there’s a world  That goes on around us But for now I am in it With you, my 3 year old. Absorbed, emerged, sunk in. Deep down, under water. The rest of life continues And every now and then  I come up for air. It’s been months now I’ve beenContinue reading “Locked Together”