Lent Challenge Week one

Wednesday Feb 18^th

St Albans

The market buzzes

Haggling and deals vie where once

Swords clashed in battle.

Thursday Feb 19th

Shrug, turn away, leave;

Is saying thank you so hard?

Frost instead of warmth.

Friday Feb 20th

Old routes, known buildings

Nostalgia has a hard edge

Struggle balances joy.

Sat Feb 21st

"Your phone's ringing"

Everything stops

Conversation,

Awareness, all,

It's demand must be met,

Sharing dissolves.

The ball and chain of today

Are phones not books.

Sun Feb 22nd

Snowdrop heads laid low

Flattened by ice particles,

They too await sun.

Monday Feb 23rd

Tourist or pilgrim?

Walk, trek, seek adventure and

Find soul peace perhaps.

Tuesday Feb 24^th

On Looking at a  British Library Treasure

The curls and slopes of handwriting

Are a fading, near lost, art form,

We write if necessary,

Type for preference. Letters are rare.

Jane Eyre, the original

In Charlotte’s neat hand is a wonder,

Words flowed and odd amendments

Were elegantly bracketed

Neatness counted in the only copy.

The creator and the created fuse

As we ponder the truth behind the hand,

A crossing out, a clue to when

Words did not capture intention.