Simply unfinished

At University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, our hospital charity Above and Beyond sponsor a poet in residence, Beth Calverley to work with staff and patients. We run a monthly Pause + Reflect group - an opportunity for creative writing. This month Beth gave us a writing prompt of 'Simply unfinished'. It struck me that a year into the pandemic, much of life is still on pause and many things are indeed simply unfinished. Here's my reflections: 

Simply unfinished

House never thoroughly tidy

Nor garden totally trim,

Hair never carefully coiffured,

Nor waistline sufficiently slim. 

To-do list gets longer and longer 

Relationships struggle to grow 

Children are all work in progress 

Life’s journey some distance to go. 

Meanwhile I’ll put on the kettle 

And sit and drink tea with a friend; 

Everything’s simply unfinished 

Apart from this poem

The End.

Rachel McCoubrie 25.1.21