On our second night in the new-to-us

campervan we slept by the water,

sunset spectacular and fully at peace

But during the night the wind began to

howl, the van began to shake and

in my nest over the cab I wondered

how much we could endure

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I ‘knew’ that it was fine. Four tons or

more of steel will not easily fall,

but this I had not experienced before,

so I did not fully ‘know’

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In the morning I considered how many

times I have been completely safe in the

middle of some form of storm, but because

it was unknown worried and fretted

and lost precious sleep

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–I endeavour to do less of this

©Heather Pound 2022