A Brief History of a Fictional Virus Abhyudoy Basu, 13 A poem, and video reading by the author (3:45 min) One New Year’s Eve, many summers ago, A man in China started to cough and other symptoms began to show. His wife and son took him to the doctor for a test, The doctor said […]
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Will it Ever End? a poem by Cora Burch, 13
Will it Ever End? Cora Burch, 13 I wish we could all calm down. The bright sky We brought from this Is sinking beneath the clouds of fear We wrought. Tell me, mother– Will it ever end? Canned beans and soups Stock the pantry full Yet it is not a war Not an earthquake We […]
Tick Tock, a poem by Emerson Swift, 12
Tick Tock By Emerson Swift, 12 Sluggish slow-motion, Motion—we’re stuck, Stuck in time, Time flies by, By our loved ones, Ones who are sick, tick, tick, tick, We don’t think there’s hope, Hope, in everyday things, Things like chalked messages, Messages that are kind, Kind of like inspiration, Inspiration plays a trick, tick, tick, People […]