A Coronavirus Haiku
A Coronavirus Haiku
Boring vacation
Kitchen, living room, bedroom
Coronavirus
My wife teaches 3rd grade at an excellent international school, Western Academy in Beijing. Because of the ongoing virus situation all schools in China are currently closed to attendance, but are conducting online classes. We appreciated the clarity and conciseness of expression in this recent contribution by one of her students.
JKG, Feb 2020
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Delightful! It adds a little levity to the monotony of a world approaching quarantine. Sometimes boredom gives us space for creative pursuits and new approaches.
When I read this post back in February, coronavirus was one of those things on the news happening somewhere else. Now I’m also in lockdown writing Haikus!
I really enjoyed this. It inspired me.
Corona virus described as a boring vacation is absolute genius! Yay for the children! But seriously, it’s really interesting how the pandemic has taken its toll on everyone in such a unique way – kids in particular. It seems that once it was determined that the virus had little to no effect on most children’s health we (meaning adults for the most part) didn’t worry too much. But the psychological effect it’s had on children and young people is something I think we’ll be discovering and unpacking well into the future.
One year down the road, this poem is as relevant as ever. Art again transcends time!