Hi Natalie

Glad you asked. I wrote the first poem in the early hours of Thursday morning (the day BEFORE he actually landed), as I imagined how i would be while waiting for him. This one was written just a few hours after he arrived. So yes. Very recent.

When i said goodbye to him (in Cornwall) five years ago i had cried for weeks before he even arrived, imagining how i would be when he left. I was determined not to cry and I didn't.

I have been tearful for a few weeks now as i thought about how i would be when i saw him. Then I discussed it with my new autism counsellor and she said she thought it was OK that he know how i feel, and ok to cry. I am SO grateful to her. The initial hug at the airport lasted for ever with both of us sobbing. It is going to go into my list of top memories. By the time we separated his girlfriend Nikki was in floods of tears too 💚

I shall probably write less, be less active here on Medium for a while until he flies back. Brace yourself for another poem. I seem to have fallen into a pattern: funny things when I feel happy and more poetry when sad. Hearts to you, as ever, and thank you for asking. A🙏💚