The Day After the Virus: A Poem

After the Corona Ville series of blogs and the Carers in Covid article, I felt I had written enough about various aspects of the current pandemic. Yet, I feel that, as people are struggling with the second wave restrictions, something light hearted and hopeful is needed right now. So, I decided to write this little poem, the title of which is a phrase used by my five-year-old grandniece, Charlotte. According to Charlotte, much is going to happen “the day after the virus,” especially her plan to gather the whole family together! So, with a nod to that and a little more, here is: 

 

 

The day after the virus 

Will be a happy day 

We’ll welcome friends into our home 

And loved ones far away 

 

We won’t need social distancing 

Or visors, gels and masks 

We’ll wash our hands just as before 

And resume our normal tasks 

 

The day after the virus 

We’ll be able to attend 

Parties, weddings, funerals 

Our social world to mend 

 

We'll holiday and explore anew 

This planet we call home 

And treat it gently, keep it well 

Wherever we may roam 

 

The day after the virus 

With a vaccine to protect 

We’ll learn our lessons, looking back 

See what we can correct 

In history, it will describe 

Just what we have endured 

The sacrifices we all made 

The human race ensured 

 

The day after the virus 

We’ll emerge from our cocoon 

So, are you ready? Are you set? 

It’s coming very soon! 

 

© Caitriona King 2020