Always too many miles

<p>The poems in Jean Stevens' latest collection range from long held memories. There is also regret for things missed. Some take a darker look at the present turmoil and the feeling that we are pushing the world to hell but there is also hope.</p><p><br></p><p>The poems in Jean Stevens' latest collection range from long held memories:<em> who is this girl running towards me out of the past</em> to present day concerns in a time of uncertainty when loved ones are far away:<em> knowing I might never see you again I'm deep in how it was then.</em></p><p>There is also regret for things missed: <em>You should have been a sprinter</em> and a reflection on: <em>the jumbled bones of the lives we used to live</em>. </p><p>The poem '2021' takes a darker look at the present turmoil and the feeling that we are: <em>pushing the world to hell</em> but there is also hope: <em>There was mystery and longing in the ancient call to prayer which made us believe that nothing separates us from the other side</em> and the feeling all returning travellers have: <em>looking ahead for the light that will bring them home</em>. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>