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The Day the World Stopped

One day Covid broke out and made a shout.
It was really very hard instead of seeing people they had to write a card.
Children and grownups had to work from home and sometimes we may feel alone.
We couldn’t hug because we could catch the Covid bug.
Nothing was open for a long time the space of a really long time.
A vaccine was found one day so back too normal was the way.
Things were then good when the vaccine was found.
But luckily the vaccine could be found so we could be normal again.
And now we are.

Amelie, Y4
Abbey Lane

2020, the year everything changed,
The year the world stopped, when
Everyone retreated into their homes
And waited, waited for the nightmare
To end.

Defenceless, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months The year the world stopped,
4, staying home, protecting others. Isolation Nature began to flourish
Is our salvation. The only barrier between us More birds came into gardens
And the demons outside are the walls and More plants grew in gardens and parks
Windows of our houses where we seek refuge.
The year the world stopped,
Emptiness, in the streets, in the cities and shops Everyone and everything stopped
A ghost town, a deserted world, devoid of life. Schools stopped
An invisible enemy, slowly suffocating us one by Shops closed
One. Loneliness, time, reflecting on the past, Nobody could see family or friends
Worrying about the future, about others. And we created new ways of life

But there is hope, a light at the end of the tunnel, Until the bitter weather passes,
Our healthcare heroes, like warriors they battle the Covid as bad as poison
Demons without despair or fear. To find a cure, the But times will become good
Race is on. A vaccination for the nation. And life will improve

Darcey Lowe, Y8 We dreamed of new visions
Meadowhead And the earth began to heal
Just as they were healed themselves

The wire brush of doubt
Will no longer linger
When these times come to a past
Just look into the future
And not think about the present

Charlotte Tasker
Woodseats

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