Poems about a Pandemic
#pandemic
Poems about a pandemic, including coronavirus (covid-19). Poetry about an epidemic of a disease, and the effect it has on society. Poems about the best and worst of human nature, and the fragility of our species, when a pandemic emerges. Also poetry about how the science and health care community, and governments, respond to pandemics.
rksingh
Poem Published
24th Mar 2025 6:41am
24th Mar 2025 6:41am
COVID-19
Punitive
corona virus--
lépreuse
some say it's invasion
the barbarian without
quarantined
I clear my throat
behind the face mask
breathe in unknown viruses
suffer new repressions
now lockdown
cut off life:
castration
Hugo said monasticism
resisting death
--R K Singh
corona virus--
lépreuse
some say it's invasion
the barbarian without
quarantined
I clear my throat
behind the face mask
breathe in unknown viruses
suffer new repressions
now lockdown
cut off life:
castration
Hugo said monasticism
resisting death
--R K Singh
#illness
#pandemic
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MySmile
Besma
Besma
Poem Published
23rd Jan 2025 10:10am
23rd Jan 2025 10:10am
The Teaching Task
Lockdown over, I had to head to school
my pupils waiting to learn the golden rule
I got ready and put on that mask
following the health protocols is a must
How would I each word articulate?
and those whole lessons explicate!
***
Principals in their towers have their say
and teachers, Skills For Life, have to convey
So eager to see my pupils and join the classroom
no time to spend with colleagues in the teachers room
Just virtual wishes.. Love and hugs
and the joy of all the social media tags.
***
I...
my pupils waiting to learn the golden rule
I got ready and put on that mask
following the health protocols is a must
How would I each word articulate?
and those whole lessons explicate!
***
Principals in their towers have their say
and teachers, Skills For Life, have to convey
So eager to see my pupils and join the classroom
no time to spend with colleagues in the teachers room
Just virtual wishes.. Love and hugs
and the joy of all the social media tags.
***
I...
#gratitude
#hope
#pandemic
#school
#strength
94 reads
4 Comments
oldmanG
Poem Published
2nd Nov 2024 8:05am
2nd Nov 2024 8:05am
Mother Nature’s Revenge
Mother Nature’s Revenge
We live on Cattle and pigs and chickens
Killing the sentient just for dinner
What would happen if we were hunted
We say we are free but it’s not that simple
What happens when Mother Nature freaks out
Cows are men and children are little lambs
Uprising from the animal side all the sudden
We are being hunted like pheasants with no wings
So have them chicken nuggets how about a Big Mac and some fries
Sit bloated stained by sugary McDonalds
Now a bird...
We live on Cattle and pigs and chickens
Killing the sentient just for dinner
What would happen if we were hunted
We say we are free but it’s not that simple
What happens when Mother Nature freaks out
Cows are men and children are little lambs
Uprising from the animal side all the sudden
We are being hunted like pheasants with no wings
So have them chicken nuggets how about a Big Mac and some fries
Sit bloated stained by sugary McDonalds
Now a bird...
#animals
#environment
#nature #pandemic
#nature #pandemic
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1 Comment
missjem56
Poem Published
14th Aug 2024 2:38am
14th Aug 2024 2:38am
A Broken Silence
A juxtapositioning
As people
In their multitudes
Were dying
Terrible pandemic deaths
Whilst most of nature
Was blossoming
Overgrown verges
Now a hive of activity
Bees, and butterflies
Fluttered, and buzzed
Over beautiful wild flowers
The silence of human lif
Replaced by birdsong
Which broke the silence
And the solitude
Becalming fears
Of the other reality
by Jemia
As people
In their multitudes
Were dying
Terrible pandemic deaths
Whilst most of nature
Was blossoming
Overgrown verges
Now a hive of activity
Bees, and butterflies
Fluttered, and buzzed
Over beautiful wild flowers
The silence of human lif
Replaced by birdsong
Which broke the silence
And the solitude
Becalming fears
Of the other reality
by Jemia
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeStruggles
#pandemic
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LilDragonFly
Bumped 14th May 2024 2:11pm
15th Jul 2021 4:19pm
15th Jul 2021 4:19pm
Masks
Masks
They hide the smiles
conceal the miles
traveled…
all the roads graveled
Despite their multicolors
their attempt to reassert
some identity
in front of me
But
to my surprise
they highlight the eyes
those ever clear windows
They hide the smiles
conceal the miles
traveled…
all the roads graveled
Despite their multicolors
their attempt to reassert
some identity
in front of me
But
to my surprise
they highlight the eyes
those ever clear windows
#pandemic
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3 Comments
Alviola
Poem Published
15th Apr 2024 8:19pm
15th Apr 2024 8:19pm
Savior Dog
She cocks her head and stares,
offers a paw in the air,
The paw is a word, the stare
a question, when the liquor
is drunk unchilled, they will stare
In the coldness of covid,
the paws comforted, rescued
our souls, the whip of the tail
delighted, their noses keen
to the smell of woes and worries
she flops down beside me, her
bottom up, and demands the rub,
near and nudging, she stares when
I stop, we healed when we stroked
petted bathed nuzzled fed
...
offers a paw in the air,
The paw is a word, the stare
a question, when the liquor
is drunk unchilled, they will stare
In the coldness of covid,
the paws comforted, rescued
our souls, the whip of the tail
delighted, their noses keen
to the smell of woes and worries
she flops down beside me, her
bottom up, and demands the rub,
near and nudging, she stares when
I stop, we healed when we stroked
petted bathed nuzzled fed
...
#sadness
#love
#animals
#healing
#pandemic
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9 Comments
Kinkwizard_95
Poem Published
4th Mar 2024 6:31pm
4th Mar 2024 6:31pm
Post Pandemic
We’ll sit in the park
In the dark
Laugh a lot
And drink some shots
We’ll run in the sea
Climb a tree
Have a fight
And hug really tight
We’ll jump up and down
All around town
Throw some ‘taters
And wake up the neighbours
We’ll take lots of drugs
Act like thugs
Make a mess
And eat lots of cress
We’ll have lots of sex
Break our own specs
Troll your mother
And cough on each other
We’ll make lots of noise
Buy sex toys
Swim in a lake
And battle a...
In the dark
Laugh a lot
And drink some shots
We’ll run in the sea
Climb a tree
Have a fight
And hug really tight
We’ll jump up and down
All around town
Throw some ‘taters
And wake up the neighbours
We’ll take lots of drugs
Act like thugs
Make a mess
And eat lots of cress
We’ll have lots of sex
Break our own specs
Troll your mother
And cough on each other
We’ll make lots of noise
Buy sex toys
Swim in a lake
And battle a...
#love
#friendship
#funny
#SelfReflection
#pandemic
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1 Comment
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
6th Jan 2024 7:45pm
6th Jan 2024 7:45pm
There was a time when all seemed lost ...
Pandemic
Circa 2020
Working from home
Often minimal engagement
Most my customers were shut down
So living on a shoe string
Not much to do
Eventually started to paint again
The job precluded Art
Always on the road
Too tired at night or weekends
But then the pandemic
Suddenly more time than work
Out came the paints and brushes
I call this painting “Time Lost”
In the seemingly lost days
I painted for hours
It was something to do
A big deal day was when I sold one
A trip to the...
Circa 2020
Working from home
Often minimal engagement
Most my customers were shut down
So living on a shoe string
Not much to do
Eventually started to paint again
The job precluded Art
Always on the road
Too tired at night or weekends
But then the pandemic
Suddenly more time than work
Out came the paints and brushes
I call this painting “Time Lost”
In the seemingly lost days
I painted for hours
It was something to do
A big deal day was when I sold one
A trip to the...
#LifeCycle
#art
#pandemic
230 reads
10 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
6th Nov 2023 4:38pm
6th Nov 2023 4:38pm
A Multitude Of Curses
In the last few years
Of withering tears
We experienced Brexit
And the fragmentation, that came with it
Then the Pandemic, full forsworn
As we all became forcibly withdrawn
Then the war in the Ukraine
With the fear of nuclear intervention again
And the obvious worries, and realistic fears
As the worst of climate change nears
Along with the subsequent massive price rises
That has left black holes, and unwanted surprises
In now empty purses
And a multitude of curses
by Jemia
Of withering tears
We experienced Brexit
And the fragmentation, that came with it
Then the Pandemic, full forsworn
As we all became forcibly withdrawn
Then the war in the Ukraine
With the fear of nuclear intervention again
And the obvious worries, and realistic fears
As the worst of climate change nears
Along with the subsequent massive price rises
That has left black holes, and unwanted surprises
In now empty purses
And a multitude of curses
by Jemia
#war
#pollution
#LifeChangingMoment
#poverty
#pandemic
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LilDragonFly
Bumped 6th Oct 2023 2:34pm
16th Apr 2020 9:17am
16th Apr 2020 9:17am
Six Feet*
Only just a little less
than two meters in length
The wingspan of an adult Blue Heron
one half a mark twain (the river boat term)
the height of my avocado frig
Megan, Sharon and I playing jump rope
how long my purple travel yoga mat is
The minimum safe distance
above
as well as below
ground
*Give six feet or get six feet
than two meters in length
The wingspan of an adult Blue Heron
one half a mark twain (the river boat term)
the height of my avocado frig
Megan, Sharon and I playing jump rope
how long my purple travel yoga mat is
The minimum safe distance
above
as well as below
ground
*Give six feet or get six feet
#pandemic
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15 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
2nd Oct 2023 11:02pm
2nd Oct 2023 11:02pm
Lady Macdeath
Kiss of death
Since Macbeth
Ten days imprisoned
Within my ivory tower
Like a wilting flower
Other than a four hour
Sojourn
No conquests, at the Conquest
No swords, at my behest
Blood was spilt
Drawn through the eye of a needle
No daggers drawn
Or Mick Jagger yawn
No nice Chianti
Dripping upon my liver
Silenced lambs
That would make me quiver
I have returned to my retreat
My castle in the sky
Further recluse'd
And people shy
My belly empty
And my throat is dry
This virus
Is...
Since Macbeth
Ten days imprisoned
Within my ivory tower
Like a wilting flower
Other than a four hour
Sojourn
No conquests, at the Conquest
No swords, at my behest
Blood was spilt
Drawn through the eye of a needle
No daggers drawn
Or Mick Jagger yawn
No nice Chianti
Dripping upon my liver
Silenced lambs
That would make me quiver
I have returned to my retreat
My castle in the sky
Further recluse'd
And people shy
My belly empty
And my throat is dry
This virus
Is...
#illness
#WilliamShakespeare
#healing #pandemic
#healing #pandemic
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missjem56
Poem Published
26th Sep 2023 2:29pm
26th Sep 2023 2:29pm
Feeling Covid Mouldy
My throat
Feels like
Ive been eating chainsaws
For breakfast
My nose
Could flood
The Thames Barrier
And my legs
Are made out of Jelly Babies
My shivers
Send me all in a quiver
Running hot, and cold
Like faulty central heating
Coughing
Sneezing
Most displeasing
And quite diseasing
I'm as contagious
As Camembert
(Brie, is not quite me)
But mostly
I'm like a mouldy blue cheese......
by Jemia
Feels like
Ive been eating chainsaws
For breakfast
My nose
Could flood
The Thames Barrier
And my legs
Are made out of Jelly Babies
My shivers
Send me all in a quiver
Running hot, and cold
Like faulty central heating
Coughing
Sneezing
Most displeasing
And quite diseasing
I'm as contagious
As Camembert
(Brie, is not quite me)
But mostly
I'm like a mouldy blue cheese......
by Jemia
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#illness #pandemic
#illness #pandemic
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