John Anderson Poet Free verse

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Free As a Bird

I fed the magpie scraps of bread
stay home
sentinel now perched, outside my house
essential travel only
'tis Spring, nice to get out and about
those swoops and jabs can really hurt
no friends in house
nice to feel the warm sun on skin
wear a spiky hat
only exercise for one hour a day
my dog cringes inside, bird-shy
only buy the basics
love the rain, umbrella helps
jab-shy, got the jab anyway
the dish ran away with the spoon

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Jan Allison July 8, 2021 at 11:06 AM what a crazy world we have lived in - I've been double jabbed and our border is open and guess what we have covid in the community, in schools but i guess life had to get back to near normal as possible, hugs Jan xx John Anderson July 8, 2021 at 11:23 AM It's strange how accepting we all are to the denial of freedoms, which at other times would cause rebellion