Tarini Arora, 13
COVID-19
A New Beginning, a poem by Aditi, 12
Aditi Nair, 12Midlothian, VA A New Beginning by Aditi Nair, 12 Sitting. Crunching. Staring. Glaring. The sun gently embraced the horizon to meet the sky. Colors dance and sing before the early bird rises. Beep, Beep. Over and again. Time to rise before the moon left the sky. Usual, the usual. Pancakes smothered in syrup, and blueberries squished on top. All seems ‘normal’ except for one thing– masks, everywhere. Donned all the time. The virtual learning is about to begin– screen-time, more screen-time. Time for a change to surface, above all and beyond Hope, let us hope for this pandemic to end. For a new beginning to rise, for there is hope and hope is the essence of life.
Masks, a poem by Tallulah Nagae, 8
Masks by Tallulah Nagae, 8 Tallulah Nagae, 8Seattle, WA On a walk deep in the woods I tell my mom I don’t want to wear masks anymore The mask feels icky from the heat of my mouth that I am breathing Masks do help you not get sick but I still do not like them Papa and I experiment decorating my kid masks with heart stickers The first day back at school we forgot to fill out the health form but I still got in Entering school felt weird and exciting seeing only half of the old and new faces My teacher wears a face shield and drinks coffee steam rises and gets it all foggy I miss running on the grassy field without a mask on and breathing the fresh nature air I want to be able to see my friends and family in person every day We will be free of this pandemic soon if only we all believe
