The April that never was…
In April 2020, all across the land
A simple thing like contact
Between human folk
Was banned!
The reason was a virus
That blew in from the East,
Infecting folk with fever,
Upon their lungs to feast…
It kept us in our houses,
Never to be seen,
Except to buy provisions
How we cursed Covid-19!
Allowed, one hour of freedom
To exercise each day,
And so we’d stay in lockdown
Until it went away…
Frustrated, bored, furious,
At first when isolated,
Precaution seemed ridiculous
And somewhat overrated…
But then there came a concept
Brought forth by songful cheer
To fill the void with music,
And reach those far and near.
Right across the planet
Wild animals asserted
Their right to roam in freedom
Where cities lay, deserted.
And of a Thursday evening,
We’d stand up strong to cheer
Those working to obliterate
This pandemia of fear
But while good folk in earnest
Obeyed the simple rules,
There were, of course, some idiots
Who chose to act as fools.
They plundered and protested
And cared not for their action,
Putting others’ lives at risk
With selfish satisfaction.
But mostly it was thoughtfulness
From humankind that hailed
The dawning of a time in which
Enlightenment prevailed.
And so, one day we’ll look upon
These testing times of strife,
And understand the meaning of
What matters most in Life.
Poem by Greg Marston and Helen S Michaelsen
21st April 2020 – Week 5, Lockdown UK
