Many times
we have driven up this road,
in desperation to get back,
to rest,
to frantically search
for the place
where we could slow down,
where we could breathe deeply.
But now
in the blue shades of the sunset
on the M40,
we are driving home.
And for once
I am at peace
with where my home is.
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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