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I Love to Write

Grey skies above a grey sea
And grey waves breaking, white on dull sand
No ships mark their passage on a Firth once busy
And to the south, the empty fields of Fife

No people walk on the promenade
No people walk on the beach,
No children colour the air with their laughter
And to the south, the empty fields of Fife

The streets are silent now, that once throbbed with noise
The shops empty, doors firmly shut
The tenements hide their occupants behind dark windows
And to the south, the empty fields of Fife

No war, no earthquake, no terrorist attack
Only microbes from an unknown root
No nuclear explosion or human foe
And to the south, the empty fields of Fife

We huddle deep, hiding fear behind dark humour
We praise the nurse and shopkeeper,
Folk who face the foe day by day
And to the south, the empty fields of Fife

This will pass and in the passing we will change
We will learn humility and learn we're all one race
Not white or black or man or woman
And in the south, we'll walk the fields of Fife
I really enjoy your writing
helensusanswift · 26-30, F
@Itsmrsockmonkey Thank you. It is a curse sometimes, when the words kick at your brain to escape
Sometimes they flow so fast you can't write them down fast enough @helensusanswift
helensusanswift · 26-30, F
@Itsmrsockmonkey Oh, yes. The ideas come - came - in images rather than words and when you translate them, the result is only a smudged shadow of the original. The frustration is painful.
SW-User
Very nostalgic
helensusanswift · 26-30, F
@Itsmrsockmonkey You'll either love them or hate them- there's no in between with us!
We tend to call a spade a spade and be direct.
We don't like arrogance
We do like friendliness though.
I'm not arrogant, am a people person@helensusanswift
helensusanswift · 26-30, F
@Itsmrsockmonkey You will be welcome then! Find a pub, find a seat and make yourself at home! :-)
Quimliqer · 70-79, M
Please stand dear Lady and take a bow!! This is masterful!!
helensusanswift · 26-30, F
@Quimliqer It is doggerel, nothing more. I was looking out the window across the Firth of Tay to Fife.

 
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