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When the world came to a standstill

At first I was afraid, I drove myself round the bend

I truly thought the world I knew was soon going to end.

Chaos in the shops, fear in every person,

But we knew the situation was going to worsen.

Work became a war zone, I became a solider.

Peoples loved ones dying, their worlds crumbling on my shoulder.

What is the meaning to this?? What is the divine plan?

How can this be allowed to destroy man!

The world came to a standstill, the world living in fear.

What is the point to all this? Have a look right here.

Communities united, people now show they care,

Churches reaching out to people who didn’t even know they were there.

Pollution has faded, rivers now clean,

Smog reduced and mountain tops now seen.

True heroes stepping forward, now being recognized,

Fighting for strangers and for them, sacrificing lives.

Busy schedules now empty, a chance to stop and reset.

A chance to breathe and on life change my mindset.

Sitting in the garden, watching nature do life,

The birds singing, blissfully unaware of this strife.

For the first time in my life, I see nature’s beauty prevail

And all my worrying doubt, in the wind, sets sail.

Spring bursts forth, flowers start to bloom

And suddenly I am reminded, it's not all doom and gloom.

At the end of every storm, there is a rainbow,

The rain will come, the clouds shall come but go.

My faith at first shaken somehow now seems so strong.

For I know God has been in the midst of this all along.

I still don’t know the answer, I still don’t know the meaning,

I do know however, on God, I am still leaning.

My mind repositioned, my faith now sturdy,

God still stands, powerful and worthy.

I will not be beaten, not my body or mind,

Inside me I looked, and strength I did find.

Nicci Hickman

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Covid Book v2.indd 8 28/06/2021 08:26

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