writer. maker.
Sitting in the car on a rainy day, waiting for you.
One child calls ‘mummy, mummy’ from the back seat,
the other breathes a slow, sleep-filled breath.
Stella del mattino plays
and this is the moment I can snatch to write a poem,
A moment I had not seen before.
Elisabeth Pike is a writer and designer. Voice at the Window, a collection of 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown is out now. Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift was released in April 2019. Her prints and books are available at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LittleBirdEditions. She lives in Shropshire with her husband and four children. View more posts
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