A Poem to reflect upon;

 

The RAINBOW Children

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The history books will talk of now,

That time the world stood still.

When every family stayed at home,

Waved out from window-sills-

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At those they loved but could not hold,

Because they loved them so.

Yet, whilst they did they noticed all the flowers start to grow.

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The sun came out, they can recall,

And windows, rainbows filled.

They kicked a football in their yards,

Until the night drew in.

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They walked each day but not too close,

that time the world stood still.

When people walked straight down the roads,

that once the cars did fill.

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They saw that people became ill,

They knew the world was scared.

But whilst the world stood still they saw,

how much the whole world cared.

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They clapped on Thursdays from their doors,

they cheered for the brave,

For people who would risk their lives,

So others would be saved.

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The schools closed down, they missed their friends,

they missed the teachers so,

Their mum’s and dad’s helped with their work,

they helped their minds to grow.

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The parents used to worry that,

As school’s were put on hold,

Their children wouldn’t have the tools,

They’d need as they grew old.

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But history books will talk of them,

Now adults, fully grown.

Those little boys and girls back then,

The ones who stayed at home,

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They’ll tell you that they fixed this world,

of all they would fulfil.

The RAINBOW children building dreams,

They’d dreamed whilst time stood still.

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By Gemma Peacock.