Temporary

I thought it had gone away,

Had flown like a bird

Migrating to warmer climes

One day here, the next day departed

Leaving just a faint impression

That swiftly faded away

That it had ever been here at all.

My step was light, my heart warm

The sun glinted off leaves

And even rain brought only

Bands of colour to the sky

Suddenly time stretched

An expanse of exciting opportunity

The world felt like a mum hug

I baked, I wrote, I sewed

I read grand works of historical fiction

I napped and sipped tea

Poetry flowed forth

And I sketched dogs and cats

Walked in fields of flowers

And felt a glowing peace

But it returned uninvited

Unexpected, untimely, unwished

The shock felt yet more keenly

From it's too-short absence

A marauder with no code

With no-one else to torment

Tailor-made for me

I awoke heavy with dull eyes

And slow thoughts

I moved through treacle

The sun's rays held no warmth

It would not reach me

Below my thickly wrapped

Cloak of shame