Remember the Lockdown : 2020

Remember the Lockdown 2020
Empty quiet city streets
Closed doors and shopping centres
When we didn’t rush off to the supermarket
Or the library or the shops
When we walked and smiled at a distance 
Following the two metre rule.
When we planned our shopping and meals ahead of time
And who would cook them.
When we rested weary with changes
And zoomed into other people’s lives and rooms
And at the end 
When time
Which had seemed to go so slowly
Coming out of lockdown
Seemed so fast
We wanted to stay home
Cosy, secure and rest again
This time without the worry

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 3/8/2024 11:53:00 AM
Hello Rachel i remember the lock down very well. i got tired to stay inside. I wanted to go out to the mall. Glad it is all over now. enjoy yopuir day my friend. /Darlene/
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Date: 3/15/2022 2:12:00 AM
A poem like this shows how keeping the narrative simple and not overthinking the write can produce the goods. This poem records honest feelings that I am sure many can relate to. David from Wainuiomata NZ
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Rachael Wood
Date: 9/7/2022 4:06:00 AM
Thank you David, I enjoy reading your feedback
Date: 3/11/2022 3:51:00 PM
Don’t worry..the gov will lock us down again ..lgreat way to control us. And forget we are a free comtry. Or once ...... were free. Not anymore. We let them have our freedom. They fooled us good. Well expressed verse! Panagiota
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