Covid-Creative

7A experimenting with free verse

Have you noticed how creative people get in their lock-down?  Whether it be learning new skills (baking), sportscasters narrating everyday life tasks, or families getting together on Tik Tok.  Have you seen Neil, Liam and Elory Finn playing in lockdown?  Vika and Linka Bull singing ‘Amazing Grace’ at their kitchen table?  You must watch Jon Vertigan calling the Parenting the Teenagers Maiden. Very clever!

Year 7A have turned their covid-creative talents to poetry writing.  In their poems, they have reflected on the feeling of social distancing, remote learning, boredom but also hope.  We experimented with Haiku’s and free verse (learning about enjambment).  We’ve selected a few here for you to enjoy.  

Boredom and isolation

are the same,

but not.

Boredom is boring

and

isolation is being

bored and alone,

but

either way,

you still need to find

things to do.

By Ravi 

The empty space

between us

grows steadily larger

as we imprison ourselves

behind 

our doors.

I feel so -

Alone.

By Neko 

It is weird 

it feels surreal - 

Discomfort and confusion. 

By Zac

It's hard

to not see my friends

talking to them on facetime

just isn't

the same. 

By Victoria 

Oh

how I really want

this to end.  The covid pandemic

broke my

World. 

By Verity 

The toilet paper 

is gone

and the world is 

loo-sing

its sanity. 

By Paddy   

Iso stuck at home

with my sough dough mother. 

Boast post to insta.

By Ms Keenan 

Breezy coastal morning, 

Cool sands devoid of footprints,

Social distancing. 

By Mr Wall

I miss my people

But my chicken lays

Lovely olive eggs

Ms Foley