Absence

Despite the time apart and the anticipation

of seeing her again; the cleaning and tidying;

clipping the dog, and cooking her favourite meal,

she was disappointed that nothing had changed,

and that the hopes of how things might be, 

or even ought to be, in her mind, were that much

further from reality. And this reluctant understanding

didn’t make her feel any better.

John H Davies

28th February 2011