Isolation

Social distancing

Waiting - trying not to worry

Sitting

Stillness palpable

Isolated rooms

Loneliness

Movement unrealistic
 

History is moveable

Adjustments made to suit

Dependant on many things

Mood - time-people

Once fixed it stays for a while

Hanging onto the remnants of a life

Life moves too

Slow - fast- non existent

Fast fading to grey

Looking forward

Forward to the day to come

History is hard to place a value on

Harder still to hang onto

Written in 2020

Dr Geoff Wilmshurst spent 40 years as a professional teacher in disability education. He now spends his time travelling , writing and painting, and enjoying life with his wife Lorraine. He lives in the Blue Mountains in NSW, and finds inspiration for his work in its environment and that of similar places such as Tasmania and New Zealand. He hopes through art and poetry to connect with others, to make a positive difference in their lives, and to share the experience of what it means to be human and part of the natural world.