6th March 2020. Calle La Calzada, Granada, Nicaragua.
That was my last big night out at a restaurant with a big group of people. I can remember thinking “I wonder if we will ever meet again”. Not because of some vague concerns about a virus, but because of the logistical problems. Sadly that ended up being true – some of us will not meet again.
But if we had an inkling of what was to come how that night would have been different. What other things would I have done different if I knew what was coming?
It reminded me of a poem.
The line most people remember is “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men”. But when I read it again I was struck by the last verse.
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward. tho’ I canna see.
I guess an’ fear!
And it gives me a feeling of peace. Amazing how something written over 200 years ago can still be so relevant to life today.
Maybe I’ll post a few more poems in the coming weeks.