Best Lockdown Poems

Let's All Drink to Lockdown 
by Jan Beaumont ©

I'm normally a social girl
I love to meet my mates
But lately with the virus here
We can't go out the gates.

You see, we are the 'oldies' now
We need to stay inside
If they haven't seen us for a while
They'll...

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I can’t see my dentist and I’ve got dire halitosis,
with distancing I hope that nobody will notice!

When we're outdoors we must keep 2 meters apart,
this suits me fine when I drop a huge smelly fart!
 
At the supermarket there’s an enormous queue,
I hope the queue's much...

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Solitary sun in sapphire skies,
beams its rays upon Earth's radiance.
A tepid breeze flows between
daffodils and bluebells, gently rocking.

Spring is in the air,
yet streets remain silent.
Masked men in green suits,
bearing arms, patrol -
perturbed by unsought peace.

Anticipating unauthorised motions,
they wander past eerie emptiness -
sleeping theatres, picture less...

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South African lockdown 

Gone is the heave, the bustle and the crowds
The pavements are weeping like widows without sounds 
The governments are ruling with their heads in the clouds 
We should not be submissive wearing fear as our shrouds
Shops and small business are collecting dust,...

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TED

A cheating farmer called Teddy McClure
Thought that his wife knew but he wasn't sure
Oh boy she knew alright
Cos when he took a bite
Of his sandwich it contained pig manure... 

AMY

A flat chested girl called Amy Sparrow 
Went for a boob job down in Palermo
Now cant...

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This lockdown has me locked out of your heart
Though closer than a thought, we're miles apart
The shroud of silence settles tightly in
My words die on my lips before they start

Outside a monster howls in constant rage
Inside we beat our hands on walled-in cage 
Our dreams...

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Three weeks into lockdown, we're still in one piece,
the house is now looking pristine,
we've dusted and shined every surface we see
now only the air left to clean.
We've searched every cranny, we've looked high and low
but still there's no sign of our Puss,
I think that last...

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Who knew a day would dawn
And bring life to a grinding halt! 
Busy days are all gone, 
Yet we are captive in our vault. 

Streets are desolate and dark, 
Barring the patrolling police;
Stealthily leaving its mark, 
Is a novel viral disease. 
 
As fear of death...

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Humans have long trespassed
and destroyed animal territories
Humans have poached
And selfishly encroached
upon animal habitats
cutting down trees to build
human habitations.
Now the tables have turned
Humans are quarantined  in house arrest
while some lie sick in bedrest
So animals not usually seen are having a fields day 
roaming upon roads, crossing...

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It’s your birthday so chin up Joolz
But don’t forget to follow the rules
Cos going out is only for fools
And nurses!

As you are stuck in your abode
I decided to write you a birthday ode
But it will probably just be a load
Of verses!

Just cos you can’t go...

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Santa baby
presently stuck —
maybe next year

11/28/2020...

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I’m visiting  ‘Casa Del Back Garden’
it’s a beautiful place I must say,
I‘ll potter about in my greenhouse
for safety it’s at home we must stay

Despite us being on lockdown
we’ve got enough food to eat,
So I get busy in ‘Gran Kitchena’
and I’ll cook up a real...

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What if..

What if; it wasn't a lockdown forenoon 
Mommies whisking to kitchenette 
Daddy's out with newspaper headlines 
Little cubs denned in their late quilt and wishing no schooling today 
Rest world racing themselves to indulge in work deadlines 

What if; it wasn't a lockdown noon...

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Newsflash:
"Stranger times have never been
As humanity battles forces as yet unseen..
Not just those things beyond our eyes
But hidden troubles that wrestle for our lives.." 
---

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Glory to the New Born King 

So what has changed?
To make our lives so wonkey 
Christmas used...

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Testing times for the masses
Testing surprises? wrong passes
Friends on paper turned foes
WHO was there and knows

Sellouts in for the kill
Digital tracking at the till
Liberties lost, the new normal
Curfew and lockdown now formal...

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