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When it’s all over and hopefully it will be over,
I’ll probably look back and miss
this strange web of our togetherness –

The impromptu arias at windows
and balconies, the orchestras of pots
and pans and hands beating a metronome

Of gratitude to keep airborne
the spirits of our nurses, doctors,
all our care-workers –

The live streaming of ballet dancers
pirouetting trickily around their children,
now like everyone at home –

All the WhatsApp calls and video links
from friends and relatives, my daughters’ faces
surfacing on the small sky of my mobile –

Yes, the virtual world can console.
But watch how easily I’ll trade it –
for the simple harbour of a hug.
Grace Nichols


Harbour pier of Whitby.
- England, May 2024 -
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Thank you for your visit and check back often.
Best regards
Pedro Ferreira
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