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Out Of The Shadows #CoronaVerses

02 Apr 2020 38 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing Tags: #CoronaVerses, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging

A prompt this morning in a writing group I am a member of, on Facebook, resulted in these words…

Out of the shadows, it crept
I watched through the window and nearly wept
“Finally, you’re here!”
Then I actually shed a tear
A figure, covered from head to toe
Arms filled with boxes, bags and so
Upon my doorstep, they were placed
Then back, the figure raced
I tentatively opened the door
And knew I’d be hungry no more
Locked in self-isolation prison
I’d been worrying about getting provision
But the angel that lives next door
Has been my lifeline, and more
I looked up, and there he stood
He tentatively lifted his hood
A socially distanced smile reached out to me
“You need anything, just call me.”
Something good that’s come out of all this
We’ve reached out to people we’d usually miss
The elderly and the young
New friendships have sprung.
Ritu 2020

Imagine – #CoronaVirus Edit (Sorry, Lennon!)

31 Mar 2020 58 Comments

by Ritu in Audio Tags: #CoronaVerses, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Imagine, Rewriting Songs

Yes… I admit, I have been at it again, doctoring lyrics of classic songs!

This time it was Imagine, by John Lennon that got my makeover!

Or, you might want to watch my animated version…

https://link.smule.com/V2eIEAaOh5?channel=Copy-Link&lyricStyle=0

IMAGINE
 
Imagine there’s no bog roll
It’s easy if you try
No real tissue to wipe with
Gonna have to air dry
Imagine all the people without a bidet
 
Imagine no MacDonalds
No Costa, KFC
On no, what will you eat now?
Gonna have to cook your own tea
Imagine all the people raiding ASDA
 
You may say I’m a dreamer
Actually I’m not, it’s really on
I hope, some day this Coronavirus
Will feck off and just do one
 
Imagine kids home schooling
Parents trying to teach
Controlling all their offspring
Voices raising to a screech
Imagine all the adults reaching for the gin
 
Ooh oh ooh
 
You may say I’m a dreamer
Actually I’m not, it’s really on
I hope, some day this Coronavirus
Will feck off and just do one

Ritu 2020

We All Live In Self Isolation #CoronaVerses Singing Edition!

25 Mar 2020 101 Comments

by Ritu in Audio Tags: #CoronaVerses, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Rewritten Lyrics, Self Isolation

Apologies in advance, but the rhyming bug has taken a new step, in the form of rewriting song lyrics…

Indulge me if you will… (I’ve tested it out on my 12 year old Lil Princess, and it raised a smile, rather than an “Oh my god, now embarrassing!” stare, so I hope it’s good!

We All Live In Self Isolation

We All Live In Self Isolation - (Yellow Submarine Covid edition...)

In the land where I was born
Came a virus, COVID-19
And it took us all by storm
Something none of us had ever seen
 
We all live in self isolation
Self isolation, self isolation
We all live in self isolation
Apart from the gits who keep on going out
 
Whoever a knew a little virus
Could cause such a mess
I go shopping, I have my list
But I always come back with less
 
We all live in self isolation
Self isolation, self isolation
We all live in self isolation
Apart from the gits who keep buying bog roll
 
Now they’ve told us to stay in
Keeping your distance from everyone
But you can pop out for a walk
A little bike ride or a run
 
We all live in self isolation
Self isolation, self isolation
We all live in self isolation
Apart from the gits who’re making their own rules
 
The quicker we just all take heed
To all the advice that is out there
The sooner we can open schools
And get your kids from out your hair
 
We all live in self isolation
Self isolation, self isolation
We all live in self isolation
Apart from the gits who thing they know it all

Ritu 2020

I hope you enjoy my moments of silliness. If. I bring a smile to you, my work is done!

And warning… there’ll be more!

Mitigation #CoronaVerses

20 Mar 2020 50 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing Tags: #CoronaVerses, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Poetry

The country's in a muddle
We don't know what to do
Can't even reach for a cuddle
Or even a handshake, it's true

The virus does its rounds
Shutting businesses left right and centre
People buying bog roll in mounds
To ward away this tormentor

Panic buying's not stopping
And it's only getting worse
People are over-shopping
From a nearly empty purse

A prisoner in self-isolation
A cough or fever will render you
Or a vulnerable citizen of the nation
You need to be careful too

Distance yourself, socially
Work from home if you can
But what about the effect, mentally
On all every woman, child and man?

Schools doors have shut
To help halt the disease spread
But it's left folk in a rut
Parents are filled with dread

What will happen to education
How can we teach our kids?
They think it's an extended vacation
Meanwhile, we're losing quids

Teachers and schools will try
To alleviate the tension
Childcare, we will supply
To those helping with prevention

But what to do, it's an emergency
An unprecedented situation
We're all feeling the urgency 
Of curing this awful mutation

I beg of you, please don't be fools
That will land you in despair
Just make sure you're heeding rules
And washing hands with care

Ritu 2020