Heather Walker

New Malden, Surrey, UK

 

Heather's poetry has appeared in several anthologies, magazines and online, including Visual Verse, Helen Cox Books, The People's Friend, OU Poets. She also writes flash fiction and short stories. 

 

Written 22nd March 2020

 

Mother’s Day

 

There could be no touching,

no hugs, no kisses.

 

I’d brought cake and flowers,

handed them through the window.

 

We laughed about it,

talked about after.

 

We agreed to Skype later,

blew kisses from a distance.

 

I left her in dad’s hands,

the safest hands she could have.