We’ve set up camp,
the children burble in their tent. ‘I want to sleep like this’ ‘the other day, last time, you said’
we mill around getting sweet things and cups of tea.
There are cakes and pancakes to be eaten.
Sheep bleat, the light falls.
Published by lizpike
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.
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