Crowthorne woman releases heartwarming set of poems about coronavirus

Clare Bevan has released three heartwarming poems called 'Local Heroes'. 'A Rainbow Rhyme' and a 'Poem for the NHS' for people to read during this pandemic.

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1. Local Heroes

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Let’s hear it for Heroes we’re proud to proclaim -

Our own Crowthorne Stars

To admire and to name,

Who seldom win medals or fortune or fame.

The people we trust to step up with a smile

Whenever we need them - to walk one more mile...

The Shop-Keepers racing to keep us all fed,

When shelves become empty

Of basics and bread;

While toilet rolls vanish and queues quickly spread.

The Carers and Neighbours who comfort the weak,

When loneliness bites - and the future seems bleak.

Our Postmen and Women who seldom complain,

While trudging through heatwave,

Or snowstorm, or rain -

To carry a message of Hope once again.

The Refuse Collectors on super-fast feet,

Who gather the rubbish - that clutters our street.

The Charity Workers, those brave volunteers

Who give up their time

For good causes. For years -

Without any need for embarrassing cheers.

The Teachers who patiently help you to find

The key to the treasures - locked up in your mind.

The Parents who struggle (in Lock-Down) to say:

“We’ll grab every moment

Of wonder today.”

Then fight their own battles with Tax Bills to pay.

SO

Let’s hear it for Heroes - Unsung, yet their worth

Is greater than gold.

They’re the Salt of the Earth.

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2. A Poem for the NHS

They’re always here to help us when

Our lives have lurched askew -

Surgeons with their super-skills,

Who make our hopes come true;

People who push wheelchairs

Round the wards, the whole year through...

Those who love to welcome

Brand new babies to our world;

Those who watch in humming rooms

Where tiny souls are curled;

Those who comfort all who wait

While fate becomes unfurled...

Those with friendly faces

Who are there to meet and greet;

Those who heal the broken, then

Make sure they find their feet;

Those who feed the lonely souls

With kindness, warm and sweet...

Those who see, on clever screens,

The workings of the brain;

Those who know the perfect pill

To ease a bitter pain;

Those who bathe the sleepers

Who will never wake again...

Those who wage a constant war

On mites and mess and grime;

Those who care for victims

Of an accident, or crime;

Those who work, without complaint,

However late the time...

And those who simply listen

When the words are hard to say -

For ALL of them have vital tasks

And vital roles to play...

So now, let’s thank each one of them

Today.

And every day.

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3. A Rainbow Rhyme, A ‘Thank You’ Poem for all the Children of Crowthorne who have cheered us up with their colourful Rainbows.

RED : Is the warmth of the Springtime at last.

ORANGE : Is Sunsets, so fiery and fast.

YELLOW : Is Daffodils, glowing like gold.

GREEN : Is the dazzle of Leaves, bright and bold.

BLUE : Is the shimmer of Skies when we wake.

INDIGO’S : Deeper than Fish in the lake.

VIOLET’S : Fragrant as Flowers in the wood... AND

RAINBOWS : Bring Hope for a Future that's GOOD.

With love from, Clare Bevan.