The sun caught the shy violet, shedding
light on them, as they appeared like
sapphires in the grass and gorse and
gave joy to the slow journeying.
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They smiled at the swift, flying swallow
retuned to a cold and frightened land,
as it dipped and darted, diving for flies
while the fearing folk stayed in doors.
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Slowly the spears of azure and pink
unfurled their bells and rang out for
the first Spring in history where nature
is free to frolic, and flower and fly.
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Indoors the tears run liberally down
the faces of the grieving, gathered
alone or on a screen,
where silently
they show shock
and sadness of their
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losses. In hospital no one journeys
alone to death,
the NHS sees that they are comforted
but others wait at home, solitary,
silently, wanting December back again.
