Author: Kimberley Perrenoud
A Strange Autumn
Usually
When I see the sun, I go out for some fun
When I see the rain, I stay inside and fill my brain
When there is thunder, I start using a highlighter
And when the weather is cloudy, I feel like writing poetry
When arrives the second lockdown
We all have a reason to feel down
But I will lie down on the lawn
And look at the stars all alone
Maybe till dawn
![Stormy Sky](https://wp.unil.ch/musemagazine/files/2020/11/PSX_20200927_214443-1024x768.jpg)
Tough Time
At the moment Life is hard
But not so much
When you are lucky enough
To have a yard
Listen to the birds outside your window
Try not to be overwhelmed by sorrow
Have a look! Somewhere might appear a rainbow
Which will lift up your spirits, I know
![Waterfall](https://wp.unil.ch/musemagazine/files/2020/11/PSX_20201028_192425-1024x683.jpg)
One for All and All for One
We are having online courses – To alleviate the work of nurses
As a community we should be stronger than ever
But instead of struggling together – It turned out that people don’t care about one another
While people are dying from that virus every day – Nobody in the streets seems to care today
All people do is complain about the new sanitary measure – They don’t understand that these rules were not made for pleasure
But that we need to follow the rules today – If tomorrow we want to be able to say
“The pandemic is now behind us! – It is no longer risky to take the bus!
We survived as a community – We have not let down the elderly
Nor all the young, and so-called ‘healthy’ – Who could also have died in our country
We took the matter seriously – And we can, once again, be happy!”
It is today that efforts should be made – If tomorrow we want this crisis to fade
Every single person in this country has to make a sacrifice – Because as we saw the rules don’t suffice
Be careful now more than ever – If you want all of this to be over
If you want to see your favorite festivals again – Please, please now use your brain
And understand that if today you don’t care – You are going to send your grandma to the intensive care
Or maybe your asthmatic friend – Or maybe your healthy boy/girlfriend
Remember that you are only a human – An ordinary woman or man, not Superman or Wonder Woman
And that the virus kills as it pleases
So now do your bit for your neighbor – For your grandparents, your cousins and many more
‘cause who you infect on Monday – Can infect your brother on Friday
There is nothing magical that will save us – If you continue to let spread the virus
Half of the population is not enough – To stop this dangerous cough
If tonight you don’t listen up – If you don’t act as a grown-up
Please please you all know someone – Who could die from it and maybe not only one
So wake up immediately – And start acting responsibly
For no one can resurrect your sister
When she will have to suffer the consequences of you, DANGER !
![Love tag](https://wp.unil.ch/musemagazine/files/2020/11/Love-resized-1024x930.jpg)