The Coronavirus
Has hit us worldwide
And some selfish ones
Have put kindness aside
Supermarkets everywhere
A lot of their shelves
Getting totally bare
As hoarders galore
Keep on barging through there.
But a wonderful light
In some quarters has grown
As in a rare moment
Some kindness is shown
Some of us "vulnerables"
Either aged or infirm
Are being so careful
To ward off these germs
So grateful are we
When some kindness we see
Unknown benefactors
So gracious to be.
|
| Writing Prompt |
Write a poem, in any format, on the subject of Hope, for these traumatic times we are all experiencing. |
Author Notes
This was an entry in the Hope contest now closed. I had no phoney money to promote it so it did not get a look in apart from one vote. I replaced a former picture of milk cartons with this one of the bare supermarket shelves. The other picture of a Long Life milk carton next to an Almond "Milk" carton was not clear enough. We were coming through the checkout and seeing I had 2 Almond "Milks" our current restrictions due to the Coronavirus on purchasing more than 2 milks or two packs of toilet tissues or many other items in great demand, forbade me taking both the "Long Life Milk" and the Almond milk. That is until a kind lady behind us in the queue very graciously paid for our Long Life milk. This allowed us to take all four "Milk." Fact is, and there is a lot of discussion on this all over the place as to Almond milk being incorrectly named as cows do not produce it.
Even prior to the current crisis we have been blessed by neighbourliness in our area especially towards us not seen for 30 years. However, we are hearing on the news of many acts of kindness taking place in amidst this awful time for us all.
I tried to change the background colour but I was unsuccessful sorry.
|
|
