Lockdown Haikus
The children of key workers who have been regularly attending school have written these excellent Haikus. A Haiku is a short form of poetry consisting of 3 short lines that do not rhyme. They were originally from Japan and often evoke images of the natural world - a great inspiration to capture how our students are feeling during lockdown.
We hope you enjoy reading these (the students are from a range of year groups from Y7-11 and wished to remain anonymous)
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Stuck at my desk Ideas blooming, music plays I pick up a pencil |
Not seeing your friends Can only contact by phone No more shopping trips |
Less meeting of friends Staying inside and limited shops One hour’s dog walking. |
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I can’t buy any food There’s nowt to do but play games All I can do is… |
My eyes are hurting It’s all the computers fault Now I need glasses |
There is no more bread To find pasta is a quest All streets are left dead |
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Walking the dog again. |
Beep beep goes the phone Another zoom call from home Haven’t got trousers |
NO SPORT ON TV FOOTBALL WAS GONE, IT'S SO SAD NO EUROS THIS YEAR |
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I am twelve years old At the start of all teen life Wanting to go out |
There has been no food I have eaten all the bread I am very bored. |
There is no football I have no competition What shall I do now |
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We hope you will forgive this final Haiku for being '2 in 1' The big change Before Covid we only noticed people we walk past as strangers.
Didn’t give a smile or a wave, now we are closer than you think. |
Very well done everyone! |
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