Child's eye view of the pandemic is thought provoking piece written by Burnley schoolboy

As part of his homeschooling Levi Sher's mum Deborah asked him to write two paragraphs on his feelings about the coronavirus outbreak.

The first one was about his thoughts as they went on their daily dog walk past a playground and the second was of his own choice.

A year six student at st Mary Magdalene's RC Primary School, Levi's work, where he describes the coronavirus as an 'invisible monster' shows amazing maturity and depth for someone so young and certainly gives an insight into what the younger generation feel about being in lockdown.

Covid 19

Haunted Playground

As the days grew long the sun rose higher yet still the end was far from sight. People were nowhere

to be found. Confusing as it seems, what could have been a joyous day, was far worse. As to the

human eye, it seemed bleak and lifeless but for the sweet reminder of a birds song. I grew restless

longing for some common day activity yet nothing, all the streets were empty of life but for parked

cars. Swings swaying in the breeze, the rocking horse leaning from side to side, the rusting paint peeling off the lonely gate. Children’s laughter but a haunting echo .

Supermarket Aisle

It has been several weeks since the outbreak of Covid 19, an invisible monster wreaking havoc with

our lives. People are trying to come to terms with what it all means. Supermarkets feeling the strain,

unable to work at the pace of the frantic buyer. Aisles stripped of their belongings nothing on their

bleak shelves, and now it begins, three weeks of isolation and a journey into unchartered times.