The Silent Cobbles

The street of most towns, are silent and bare
The shops are all closed, there’s just nobody there
Who’ll serve us a coffee, or a pint of cool beer?
It looks so deserted; we must all shed a tear
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The silence so deafening, just a tweet from the birds
The traffic’s all gone, as are shoppers, in their herds
No longer do cobbles, cause problems with our heels
As ladies trip and stumble, looking for those good deals
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It’s better at home, away from those around
You don’t want a trip, and be hospital bound
Have a thought for shop keepers, their doors are shut tight
We're in it together, awaiting the green light.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Mickey Anderson]

Crazy times Heather!! Love all that stone!!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Lovely shot - would rather go down than up this street !

[carol white]

A lovely street scene, very peaceful. Fav!! 😀

[Pat Knowles]

I think your are the Poet Laureate of this Coronavirus time Heather...keep going it’s all great!

[haskar]

I don't like the crowd. But the empty streets look so naked.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[KoalaGardens🐨]

so eerie

[Babs]

It does look quite strange with empty streets everywhere doesn't it. Lovely shot and poem. Don't know where this is, but it reminded me of Lincoln. We lived there for a couple of years 50 years ago.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@onewing Stroud High Street, Gloucestershire Babs. It's about 1/2 mile long steep hill.

[Wylie]

a lovely scene.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@pdulis @brillomick @beryl @carolmw @happypat @haskar @elisasaeter @koalagardens @onewing @pusspup

Thank you for all your comments, confession that I took this picture at 7am on a Sunday morning in 2014. It seemed so appropriate to what it looks in this lock-down.