The Upside of Lockdown

The Upside of Lockdown

Through my window I can’t see
hectic crowds, hurrying to work,

kids, like me, off to school,

traffic trundling slowly down the road,
aeroplanes crossing the sky.

Through my window I can’t see
anything I usually see –

or used to do till recently.

Just flitting birds
and the odd butterfly,
and the clear, blue, aeroplane-free sky:

Tranquillity – that’s what I see –

lockdown’s upside.

Lucky me.

Kate Williams