Tag Archives: covid19

The first two years

We have now been living with covid19 for two years. Some 5.44million people are no longer with us because of it – they were all someone’s daughter, son, sibling, parent, co-worker, neighbour, friend. New Zealand is an island nation with a relatively low population and we have lost 51 lives so far. There are millionsContinue reading “The first two years”

Lockdown memories

In 2020 and 2021 I was hesitant to post many of my poems that referenced covid. I didn’t want people to think I was ‘profiteering’ from the disease or pain & suffering that it brings. Or that I lacked the imagination to move on from the already hackneyed theme. I have realised over the lastContinue reading “Lockdown memories”