Valerie Maratzzi Poet I do not know?

Collection of Covid 19 Poems

Forbidden Fruit

Wild bat hanging from a tree
Wings curled around furry body.
Sleeping soundly, nose twitches
Net captured, frightened creature.

Hot steaming Chinese market
Exotic animals everywhere.
Herbal medicine, cultural difference
Healing, treatments for illnesses.
 
One moment in time.
Eaten the forbidden fruit
Coughing, high temperature
Hospital death follows quickly.


Virus

Bad blood circulating
Body exhausted, fighting back.
Breathing hard, lungs hurt
Oxygen stable, under attack.

People to people human touch
Droplets infected moving around.
Hosts unaware of silent death
Travel bans, society clampdown.

Lockdown 

Numbers increasing, scared panic
Supermarkets shelves emptied.
Self-isolation, loneliness
Anxiety, stress, depression.

Community unites, help needed
NHS support people cheer.
Financial crash, business closed
Jobs lost, families struggle.

Vaccines

Vacant beds refilling fast.
Acute wards overstretched.
Coronavirus spreading quickly.
Cannot contain the disease.
Inventive research needed.
Now the time for a vaccine.
Emergency funds available.
Signs are hopeful for the future.

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Beata Agustin September 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.