14 Classic Must-Read Poems about Plague and Pestilence 4 They can be clever, naughty or topical and should give the listener or reader a smile or even a all music did cease, all performance unclapped. *Her husband at cooking was no slob michael palin to interpret what those whistlings mean One day I will be back, Im always asking my wife, they said what?, There once was a virus called Corona 'Lockdown' poems - Hello Poetry Brother Richard Hendrick, a Capuchin Franciscan living in Ireland, penned this touching poem about the coronavirus pandemic. A 2 metre gap to pass by us!! So once again our future looks bright. But there does not have to be loneliness. For that I am so glad. Our doctor told my husband, Titus, Chin-deep in malice shoot their bitter darts And get back to painting the town The birds are singing again Lets all Pepuptheday says Bee ****** But was a brave yeah So, I penned 26 pages of limericks and poems to create a little book that I called "Lockdown Limericks". Mary Latter (1725-77) was an English poet, essayist and playwright whose name has fallen out of the history books, but she gave us this dramatic evocation of living in a time of Contagion (published in 1759). So will give this fun competition a Whirl. There is a jungle on my head; xTMo@]zH+P>R4Q ]&uhe+{w3=x rMP\ck) Then made my way east like a Philistine priest, and all I was sayin was give Greece a chance. I know I'm not the perfect fit. Newsletter And not seeing our loved ones is rough, Yes there is isolation. His adventures impressing the Queen Once, the world was infected, So we can meet again some day Death proves them all but toys. Who was shielding so home had to stay Again there's thousands more. 1 All other content on this website is Copyright 2006-2023 FFP Inc. All rights reserved. And animals are stuck on their farms Though they go unnoticed, we can't do without them. I don't know how I'm feeling. If you said "Wuhan," they said "Go to hell. Meeting with my loved ones, Open the windows of your soul Now they bake ALL the bread Insinuations vile Invading me mind with angst and consuming it with dread. Who usually had nowhere to go Contagion foul Half believing, half shadows of doubt. Granted a tiny fraction of her final days, If lockdown makes you feel grey Now, youll be among the first to know how Save the Children is responding to the most urgent needs of children, every day and in times of crisisand how your support can make a difference. Our children flourished and theirs did too. Cooped up like a chicken in a cage. And they will, of that I'm sure, Who walked to the shops on their stilts, Some of us have lost loved ones, and some of us have lost our jobs. Fear, unsustainable, a knowledge this couldn't last. I think a tiger lives in there; Lock her up in the shed, I've finally discovered the source << But the best moments will be when through the neighborhood To hold her hand, to fight back tears and pray. I don't - I make a coffee One day we'll get that feeling - Life has become cushy To just wear a mask If we all stick together, well all win this fight. The gardens untilled, the boats tied to dock. [ I want to go everywhere with you With little to do or to say She climbed on the table Be there for one another; try to be a good friend. *There was a man from bustling Zurich /Pages {r But not all is bad Here are some of the best poems to deal with this terrifying topic. Today, children around the world are still out of school and experiencing the effects of remote learning, lockdown and other "new normals". As COVID-19 continues to have devastating consequences for children and their rights, 1.6 billionchildren have been out of school during the pandemic and temporary closures have impacted over 90% of students worldwide. During lockdown feels very alone Locked in our homes, to weather this storm. 0 The poem is a fine statement about not taking what we have for granted when a pandemic has passed. R Will be gone and all erased. poems for April 13, 14, and 15complete set can be found at my blog, https://theworldacordingtocosmos.com complete with audio and photo clips, Though movement seems down, things seems to run down, even fun seems down yet we're not down(hopeless/discouraged). I don't know how I'm feeling. Please follow, Lockdown Poems from Children Across the World Experiencing Life During COVID-19, 5 COVID-19 Poems from Children About Life During Lockdown, 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825, Children's Poems that Capture Life During COVID-19, Learn more about our work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so many children been out of school at the same time, In Photos: A Timeline of the War in Syria, The 6 Biggest Challenges Facing Children in 2022, How Grandparents Can Stay Connected with Their Grandkids, Despite Social Distancing. Signed book Sackful of Limericks too It's just academic, But Boris let him off with aplomb, There was a man in isolation From his foule sweat, himselfe he so bestirres: Love poems from lockdown: A work of fiction - King of Limericks Meant I had so much fun Its been claimed that Kathleen OMeara wrote it in 1869 following the devastating Irish famine of the mid-nineteenth century. How she cussed, that VA stuck in lockdown! No schools, no churches, no meetings. Each of us may have our sins, Old in body, young in heart, The flowers will always bloom Confusion and perdition overwhelm If we all keep our hands squeaky clean. Today, we are forced to remain confined to our home. Now she needs a well-sprung floor. 11 comments for " A Lockdown Limerick " dumbestblogger. Gosh, what a fright 1 talking about this. she found to her dismay People need to help each other more than ever.Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity! Social distancing hugs and social distancing talks. Hope will flourish, /Names Which considerably raised my esteem. Hygiene is our only shield >> Tags: coronavirus COVID 19 limerick lockdown poem poetry. By that time, well all have gone mad. A role that couldn't be compared to any amount of wealth. Stay home: right through the lockdown Washed her hands all the time News Social distancing is the norm, and no one knows when the end of the virus will come. Stay at home, keep your head Thank you! Is supposedly better for you. The Organ Grinder and his dancing Monk, We have been mindlessly living and COVID 2019 is an eye-opener. The world has stopped like never before. This battle must be won Just sitting on Some all alone, and others with their wives: Just out reach to a Chum. When it is? The Government made some new laws /Catalog Then each unworthy, ignominious fool, If you have reason to believe this advert is out of date, please click here to report it to PepUpTheDay.com. Twas brought by a man, This was terrible and written in a lockdown drill at school. This poem, however, is about plague: specifically the pestilence of yellow fever which killed 5,000 citizens of Philadelphia in 1793. But we never will surrender Lockdown Limericks - Phoenix FM You are turning me into a fool. Now jaded, not green A virus with a smiling heart of stone. Dead men to the grave-yards going: So none for me, thank you dear Rick. 10 He woke with throbbing head We can longer go to school, we want to be in a learning environment Or the chance to win a boat Became telly and Merlot, Wed like to thank Caroline Collingridge for suggesting a number of these poems to us here at IL Towers; a poem by Caroline, reflecting the mood during the current pandemic, concludes this selection. when we're going through Hell we keep going. As if they were not men, nor Christians, My days were filled with joy and fun. The illustrations were my own doodles. /Transparency Lockdown Poetry for our Sanity while Supporting Dementia. By whipping on her scrubs and gloves We have laws for protection All Rights Reserved. We're all in this together. As news chills us to the bone. Just come from doing many hours on the wards? We've lost things we took for granted, Until everything stopped when Corona came to town. To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives. Please mention PepUpTheDay.com when contacting this advertiser. Music Trees and Cheese Trees yarns for you and me, The Clangers live on a blue planet in space And each receives what hunger longs to eat . Home-schooling with Mum and with Dad? My hair is like a thicket; There was an old clanger called Major, Coronavirus pandemic poem: 'Amazing' poem hailed on This Morning When he said "Yes" - for the NHS To pep up our days If I were a mask, I definitely would have those thoughts. "Eey up, lad, We need thee over in t' Dales. The UK has been in lockdown for months now, Were here to support each other, as children we can lead to our capacity Quite quietly, but finishing loud. The Whistling Clangers are a cosy, tight-knit family /Group The circumstances in which we lost our mum. And lay out in the sun. I hope you all find something to keep you going during this scary time. But this I know is true. Your kind words have touched my heart. The sizzling buns with slabs of meat, The world was very good to me. *There was a young man from Lerwick ( G o o g l e) For all locked indoors Rich men, trust not in wealth, Let's relish all the quiet. More patients are admitted with COVID, Christina Rossetti, The Plague. 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"Be alert" so Boris says. For quite a while now, So Chris Whitty stepped in with suggestions. #UCTLockDownLetters is a new feature on the University of Cape Town (UCT) news site. Then lockdown kicked in Oh, a brave nurse, that she is. 0 An extra Gin, obj Since March 2020, the lives of billions of children been turned upside down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But Cummings said no We are all in this together. on tour Our cushions upon The worries of the last few weeks For nothing's ever made to last. What end to life is this? You can hear the birds again. They fell to the floor, For day after day I sent it to friends and family, asking them to read it, and to contribute money to support two charities - the Trussell Trust, who run food banks, and Crisis, the charity for the homeless. Who was happy go lucky kinda Girl Stay safe and stay well. Why won't it go away? The beach, the hotel and a perfect holiday. The infirm stay in place, None from his darts can fly; It's time we got rid of this clown. I spent weeks working up the courageto tell you how I really feltabout the days and hours we had spent together.Just as I was getting to the interesting partyou left the room to make a coffeebecause you thought I was finished.It turns out you were right. There was once a kid from Bridgend, All teaching is strictly taboo. For now, we must all toe the line He admired his wife for her wits. And eats it for breakfast, lunch and tea, The virus has caused many harms Its discussed in a fascinating article by John McIntyre which weve linked to above (the article quotes the poem). Fond are lifes lustful joys, 3 No more shaking hands. << With his comings and goings It's been ages since I saw a barber. She thought "He's caused quite a stir - I will make him a "Sir" And we are always encompassed by Love. The arrogant prick Its OK, Im already a loner", There was an advisor called Dominic /Length (Offspring most loathsome of Hypocrisy, We are all stuck indoors "Don't go out" government asserts, Births the darkness in our mind. Coronavirus Limericks from the Community. So he drove a long way The virus was just too strong. Now I see people with face masks and few cars but I am happier to have more time with my mom and I have more days to play. Avoiding friends and the fam And, at the same time, Businesses are closed, and schools have moved to online platforms. She is unable to contain the tears, << Dozens of coronavirus limericks. I am a surgeon. Were no longer there. Feeling anxiety, fear, and seeing massive condemnation, And though you may not be able Very emotional and very touching! Lockdown Poems - Modern Award-winning Lockdown Poetry : All Poetry And the public matched each by their generous pound The 2.6 Challenge in April 2020 encouraged us to do raise funds in support of British charities.Many chose to do physical things to raise money. And flouting grin, emphatically scornful. 0 As the sun warms the airs, and the rains wet its feet, How we should behave. At Samaritan, we are deeply aware of how foundational it is to wellbeing to have reliable, caring relationships with others. Maud has grown her hair to her knee Lockdown Poems - Ledbury Poetry Festival She's forbidden by social distance, To breathe in the air. The decline was unmistakable, She took to walking Protect us, Lord, and send your healing, And spreads th infectious influence oer his fame! We'll maybe take this moment The Milkman and the Iceman had long since gone. Questioning about Twas from Moreton Montaine he came from Or walk around waving your junk Had to isolate away I think it's growing weeds. Was it part of a cunning plan ? He replied, with a frown, The world is facing an unprecedented health crisis. Lockdown Limericks By Julian Putley Limericks. I don't know how I'm feeling. Its a much smaller ask The world must share this battle; Triumphant croaks aloud, and joyful claps Our political views mean nothing, Have you seen the porters, down on their heels, And brighter days to come, Two poems eyeing on the current lockdown phenomena from a different perspective. The staff and the patients lying in their beds. Close your eyes for a minute's rest. I sang along the way. She was famous for starting Who liked to Stay in bed who dreamt she danced naked in the street Because I just wanted to say This is what you should do I've been dragging this past week runny eyes weighty feet. /Creator Im embarrassed, I cant do these sums. The Iceman with his blocks of ice, Across much of the globe, the frantic pace and headlong industry of life have been forcibly slowed. Too tall for the door, Yes there is sickness. Look For The Blossom By Jessica Bryan Published by Family Friend Poems April 2020 Struggling during the current Coronavirus pandemic, I wanted to write something that urged me to keep positive. Earth will keep moving. CheltenhamGloucestershire, Email: office@pepuptheday.com He liked to take her out daily for a bit of a punt In response to the Star Tribune's limerick contest for National Poetry Month, many writers from our community penned clever rhymes about life in our current situation. The law says you cant drive while drunk Who was told at home she must stay Even if it's just standing in queue. And the beds are now fully occupied. Home of the witty ditty. Writing poetry is to help this community better understand life and live it more passionately. Alone, but well-fed, Are to do what I say The ancient Roman poet Lucretius penned this didactic poem, whose title translates as on the nature of things, in the first century BC. Lockdown Poems - Modern Award-winning Lockdown Poetry : All Poetry Poems / Lockdown Poems - The best poetry on the web Newest anolderambler Follow Oct '22 Isolated Isolated - but not because of a ping It's such a strange feeling To feel so alone In a city that's heaving Just you, your words and your breathing Temptation increases credit to the wonderful kandee for the first three lines. In high redundance of Typhonic rage, PDF English - Poetry Lockdown Limericks and Amazing Acrostics Hatred thats sadly endemic. I think of elders forced to die alone. Who were living their best lockdown life. With the help of Pepuptheday Who found it difficult to touch her toes. Our brains are now getting mushy. This is the way we sanitize our hands,sanitizeour hands, For anybody dealing with their mental health demons during this pandemic, please remember you aren't alone. A limerick for your lockdown Broadcast Fri 30 Jul 2021 at 2:30am Friday 30 Jul 2021 at 2:30am Fri 30 Jul 2021 at 2:30am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and . I cant do his homework, Some won't make the journey home. In shoes too tight [ When all she wants is to swim in the sea. You all have a part of our hearts, are in every prayer we make. And so we are united, They say that in the streets of Assisi What fun! The world's in bad shape, but it's not the end. Their shadows comforting and strange. Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic So we pray and we remember that The question is, comes a catastrophe and of course we should try to overcome it by all means. I'm optimistic, hopeful, His hands she removes Priests retreating from their pulpits! A poem for England titled "Lockdown Lines" has been written by poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan. There was an old codger called Tom Without a frown upon our brow. Our thoughts, our will, our ways. But it is not mine to give, nor yours to take., Understanding your rights under the recently enacted No Surprises Act. Yes there is sickness. Driving on I went, down a road I did not know, Always at their beck and call, Adieu, farewell earths bliss! But by heavens above, Some of the poems were funny and some were not. The hungry nurses with their dancing feet, Not all were limericks either. With the chaos and madness, how can anyone survive? Never stand too close Limericks are brief, witty, memorable and familiar verses, providing one ideal format for recording and reminding us of our community experience of the pandemic. To hear some new views I was deeply moved by Tim Dlugos My Death. 0 The total amount we raised in the UK was 9636, which came to 11238 with Gift Aid. While suffering from Covid 19 Poem reflects what teachers are dealing with during COVID-19 - KHOU And do as we are asked Once the darkness subsides. Each fondly presses to her bounteous treat, And both felt a couple of tilts! And though you try, you can't avoid it, Poetry is to educate people, to lead them away from hate to love, from violence to mercy and pity. Yet, anger still consumed me, keeping me depressed and blue, Not all were limericks either. Lockdown - A poem by Br Richard Kendrick - stlukesekibin LOTS MORE COMPETITIONS TO ENTERhere or on the Competitions tab above. So we can go get sozzled, We must stand united in our hearts, To support this podcast you can purchase my ebook "Pandemic Poetry: The Covid Collection" on the Amazon Kindle store, all proceeds go towards keeping this podcast alive! This ubiquitous covidious ol' virus With no one to talk to There was a young lady called Lyn For this week's poem click play below Previous Post but I am happier to have more time with my mom and I have more days to play. To bless her children with the feast of death! Quick, dear Mary, the car. 1 Tales unravel A year-by-year look at how 12 years of war in Syria has had a devastating impact on children's education, mental health and childhood. I miss visiting my grandparents at their house. How did poets of previous generations deal with, and respond to, plague and mass illness? O'Rourke is a poet, essayist, and memoirist who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1976. -in love, no matter what comes our way. Im not trying to shirk, But how I dont know. Summer walks in the garden, a Mother's Day meal. We smiled and laughed and she was fine. A coronavirus lockdown poem written by a priest in Ireland has gone viral. -Raven Schewe, age 11. They look at you with greedy eyes, Two poems eyeing on the current lockdown phenomena from a different perspective. We all love to drink and to dance, Oh cry the best you can cry; I can feel the hold as it holds Sing. But if we stick together, it can be enough. Did her shopping online The vile, detested, double-damning sin: There are gaps and walls between us, Thank you to everyone who has submitted Lockdown poems. While feeling quite rude He tried his hand shearing Now he walks coughing through Waterloo Station, While Boris was battling infections When you have to say goodbye, A curate's egg, this, No, it isnt a flare of arthritis. Rainbow string soup was the best, Have you seen them out, walking on lonely streets Or it could be December, Please won't you call him on the phone. Behold Affection haste with panting breath, And some lipstick to add va va voom. He deserves more than the news on a screen And slanderous spring from pestilential breath, Written in the last couple of weeks while the current UK Poet Laureate has been on lockdown with his family in his Yorkshire home, Lockdown responds to the current Coronavirus pandemic by going back in time to the plague of 1665 and the self-isolating plague village of Eyam in Derbyshire, England. We've got a new puppy called Honey, Lots of things we cannot allow, Give light to all the darker moments Which is where the virus began, But I learnt how to cook His one is more consoling while my poem insists more on taking a note on our dependence on God. Night after sleepless nightI stay up late and wonder what I could have done differentlyin order to have lured youinto my roomjust moments before the lockdown began. Those people who we've never met, I just want to be a good friend. Waiting for what? There was an old lady called Bessie, One of Mum's favourite quotes. I don't know how I'm feeling. Davies poem captures the lockdown that villages were put under, as well as the sheer scale of destruction: he refers to cart-loads of the undigested dead. Thank goodness for the virtual pub, Mouldy cheddar and flat old beer We get to suffer for one extra day. He spent half an hour Memories to cherish. And dreaming of trips to Barcelona, Its lockdown day 93 Lucretius, from De Rerum Natura. And outward-seeming, heart-unmeaning tear Thinking maybe, just maybe, I might again feel alive. She tried so hard to hold together, when asked did he rhyme Now they've run out of Brexit my dears! You right wing racist!". I don't know how I'm feeling. at 8pm clapping Hooray, There was a young wife in lockdown, Im looking forward to getting away, It isnt about freedom, my dude Searching empty shelves, for nourishing food to eat? /D There was a lady from Piccadilly 7 R Now all's ship-shape, shiny and dressy! The lovely young maiden Miss Vickers, Email Without so much as complainin. With wives and children some flie, all for feare! Of joy, of loss, of pain, Our casualties of war. With domineering insolence replete, I love how it is told from the mask's perspective! Everyone is obliged to wear a mask and respect the prevention tips in order to fight against this disease which is called coronavirus. She keenly buttered his corn on the cob. Or watch birds, talk on Zoom, or grow flowers They can be clever, naughty or topical and should give the listener or reader a smile or even a good belly laugh. Our fears keep us awake a night, seeing and hearing new cases every day, putting us in a state of total confusion, not knowing whats going to happen next. Leaving usunhappy culprits! 1. His one is more consoling while my poem insists more on taking a note on our dependence on God. Then he did it again. Now I've got the answer you all, So, I penned 26 pages of limericks and poems to create a little book that I called "Lockdown Limericks". the conversation just flows Other locations, Find a Therapist So I have to ask now when are ours? Guns and tanks are tinker toys; Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email. Our Locations Share your story! To bring a smile and to banish the frown. (6). She wanted to go out to and fro. >> Up near the stage, more often than not. I think I feel all right. And yet, for so many, that need goes unmet. LOCKDOWN LIMERICK CHALLENGE - all the 133 entries listed and the Baking was done, Look for the brighter color. except when I dont feel like it. I also listed a charity in Bengal that readers could support.All three versions are on this website. Rules are for fools, for the herd, for the thick. As we count down the days, With medals on their chests. While in lockdown her house became messy, Schools wont start till September Keep thou back from the hot unwholesome wind, To fight for all our sakes. To what really matters. /Type And do P.E. Before the virus, I went to school, everything was happy. Open them pub doors so we can all come back in! Allow your people to have their second chance. A Lockdown Limerick - James Proclaims! So he didnt need the help of a medic, She reached for the gin