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POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR

Poems written during the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020

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Emer Davis

New Delhi, India

 

Emer Davis was born in Ireland and is currently living in India.  She experienced the lockdown in New Delhi, except for one month during the summer when she was in Ireland, before returning to India for work.  She previously lived in London and Abu Dhabi.  Several of her poems have been published in anthologies, journals and online in Ireland, UK, USA and UAE.  She was runner up in the Poetry Ireland Trocaire poetry competition in 2018.  Her poems can be found on her website Bunnacurrypoet.org.  

 

Poem written 24th June 2020

 

Like A Dream

 

Like a dream

you vanish

in the early hours

as the sun rays

filter through

a warm glow

resting on my cheek

you fade away

a speck of dust

on my sheet

rambling images

cutting out

you vanish

like a dream