"Why not do a jigsaw?"
Some good old-fashioned fun
The virus keeps us locked indoors
Let's pick a cheerful one.

They're stored inside the wardrobe
A mix of large and small
Most, one thousand pieces
With pictures to enthrall.

We'll choose a warm nostalgic one
Of times in childhood days
When life was less restraining
No talk of world malaise.

The puzzle duly chosen
The table-top laid bare
Out spill the thousand pieces
It's time to sit and stare.

The puzzle will be challenging
Of that we can foretell
But as with others done before
Rewards will come as well.

The sort and sift gets started
Important to be done
The interlocking lockdown
Has seriously begun.


© by Nick Balmforth.
Used with the author’s permission.