From the collection published in 2021, The Immediate and No Sooner.
Nobody’s Gonna
nobody’s
gonna bother me
sitting here
in the shade
under the walnut tree if
I don’t want them to
everyone
that comes by I just
be myself
I let them
be themselves let them decide
gonna turn around
8/24/20
shadorma chain
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
There is a particular type of peace to be found by carving out some quiet alone time even when others are milling around, isn’t there? That is something I learned living through lockdown in a house with five other people.
And sometimes you just have to take the time and then defend it. Because some people never get the message!
Currently under the walnut tree is a dangerous place to be – the walnuts are dropping and they really hurt! Of course it will only get worse as fall nears…