Student Pens Farewell Poem

Ffarwel a phob lwc Lucy!
Year 9 student, Lucy who is sadly leaving WSfG to move to Wales this summer wrote this wonderful poem as a goodbye.
Farewell and good luck Lucy! Ffarwel a phob lwc.
The Lockdown began with a novelty air
New set up for desk with an office chair
Workpacks from school, a choice of tasks to do
An order from Ryman for new files too
Most pleasing was the discovery that dressing gowns
Are the perfect attire for home schooling in lockdowns
The Easter Holidays came, normal holiday plans out
Feeling scared I’m out, my facemask hides my pout
Mainly stuck inside with no visitors and no fresh air
Worries about my mum’s health and her needs for my care
So, to help we decided on a move down to Wales to cope with all that
to my aunties caravan to isolate with my mum and the cat
A new setting for schoolwork, in the caravan with the cat
My files and my folders around where I’m sat
Online schooling begins, overwhelming at first
But the school’s willing to listen before my head bursts!
Everyone’s learning a new way to learn and teach
Finding new ways which are within reach
After two weeks a move into their home
with much better reception for my mobile phone!
A family to live with, more people to hug
With a dog who likes to get amorous with his favourite rug
Home-schooling with cousins, there’s nothing like kin,
Alongside Cooking and the odd scrabble win
And alongside this change comes another far bigger
For which Coronavirus is the final trigger
I’ve been feeling so happy in Wales where the air is fresh and the scenery green
Where there’s less people, pollution, noise and neighbours who scream
So, me and my mum, we’re moving to Wales
When Welsh Estate Agents resume lettings and sales
In June school starts again as I start to struggle
With now common stresses, in need of a cuddle
As the weeks go by new routines emerge
More schoolwork completed as I get the urge
As we adjust to new norms of gloves and masks
I plod along completing my tasks
By July the prospect of moving, saying goodbye to my friends
feels overwhelming with so many loose ends
A chat with Miss Warren helps me find my way through
with a promise of a future visit to say my goodbyes too
Refocused on schoolwork and Microsoft Teams
Tutor group chats and GCSE dreams
As I learn to deal with the uncertainty this new world brings,
I’ve developed resilience, self-discipline and a new take on things
And whilst I’m sad my time at WSFG has come to a close
I’m thankful for the memories, the lessons and even poetry prose
And I’ll carry forward a motto deep inside me
To remember to “Neglect not the Gift that is in Thee”
Lucy, Year 9