Tony Quarrington

As the dread death toll still rises,
The public debate turns to when
We can come out of this crisis,
Be granted to walk free again.

Experts speak of apex and curve,
Reaching one, flattening the other,
Before we even have the nerve
To our former world uncover.

If we relax restrictive rules
Of business law and social life,
Is it a recipe for fools
To circulate more viral strife?

Might social distance still be right
To minimise exchange of breath?
Will my plain croissant and flat white
Be worth the price of pain and death?

We must think carefully what’s best,
Heed the need for work and wealth,
Saunter in the summer sun blessed,
Only hand in hand with good health.