LOCKDOWN POEM
by Kheira P - Y7
That caused lots of death and alarm
But the people kept on fighting
To stop it from causing harm
New rules were set in place
That everyone had to obey
Work stopped, schools shut
Time dragged, every single day
But some people kept on working hard
Like the NHS
Police force, fire men
They never got to rest
But even in those times of uncertainty,
In those times of isolation,
People came together to support those,
Who are trying to save the Nation.
Only supermarkets are open
Seeing people queueing two metres apart
People looking scared of others
Breaks everyone’s hearts
Even though this brings the worst
There are positive aspects too
The sun comes out and birds sing
The sky no longer grey, but blue
Families having fun
Parents learning to home school
Kids now prefer their teachers
As they were really cool
People who would feel lonely
Find friends who really care
About how they are feeling
And will always be there
Because even though we are far apart
We have never been closer together
We are all each other’s friends
And we will stay like that forever.
We will survive… There is hope yet
a poem by Georgina P Y8
2020 has been no easy ride
Wondering who of us will survive
Schools shut down
And there were no workers for miles around
Shops were a no go
As well as our friends as we did not know
How they were
Our futures all became a blur
Until someone spoke out
And started to shout
LET’S CELEBRATE TOGETHER!
And they were right…
When we go out and clap and celebrate our world
When we shout and scream from over the road
When we bang our saucepans and pretend our family is a band
That is when our day brightens up
When its sunny on a Thursday.
When we need to get away go outdoors
To get a breath of fresh air
Though on an everlasting walk,
To nowhere and everywhere
To remind us of the real world again
One day we can always do this
Is when the day we clap and cheer
And raise the roof
And celebrate
When its sunny on a Thursday
Years go by and years will past
And children will never look back
To the time that we had to be inside
To save thousands upon thousands of lives
The pain that so many people have
Of those who have departed
We will never forget those who were lost
And how much they meant to us
But we clap for them
When its sunny on a Thursday.
Forever more I should hope
That the fear of COVID will provoke
Strong emotions we will not forget
How friends are the best
How much we need our family
How we love seeing people’s faces
In real life
We will forevermore hold them dear
In our hearts
When we bang our drums
We make a wish that someday it will end
And we will wish
When its sunny on a Thursday
In life we make the best
To look after those
Who need the most
Whether that be company
Or a good old chinwag
And we scream for those who need our help
When its sunny on a Thursday
Let us all hope we stay this way
Where we are so glad to see people go away
On holiday.
Let us love and live
And always forgive
For anything we have done
Remembering that human hope
Will surely be
That it will always be sunny on a Thursday.
Nice ideas and use of repetition to tell that we can look on the bright side of lockdown too.
ReplyDeleteGreat rhyming and word choices
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