Looking Back and Looking Forwards by Aoileann Greaney,
(Stage 2 student, Galway)

Locking doors
Missing people
Homes-schooling and remote working
Covid walks by the sea
Time to hear the birds sing
Identifying them too is a new thing
Family time and getting creative
Hugging teddies
Reading books
We are killing the virus
Saving lives
Tony’s daily briefing
Leo’s speech
Tuning into the news for the daily update

School again in a bubble
Teachers once more
More hygiene
No hugging
No shaking hands
Friends to see
Games to play
Cinema and activities
and lots, lots more
But we need to be careful
The virus is still around!