A Poem Grown In The Dark, August 2020 In autumn before-times My plan was to keep My hyacinth bulbs, left In darkness to sleep. In springtime, in lockdown, I set the bulbs free. To my horror, my plants Had been following me. They could not be contained. They had been locked away Without water or … Continue reading A Poem Grown In The Dark
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Lockdown Nourishment
If you're a regular reader, you will have noticed that I didn't post any public blogs from mid-March to mid-June. In March I managed to come down with the flu, shortly followed by norovirus. Then, when I'd just about recovered, England went into lockdown due to COVID-19. It was a weird time to try to … Continue reading Lockdown Nourishment