AN eight-year-old boy from Kidderminster is hoping his poem about the coronavirus lockdown will go viral.

Franche Primary School student Devon Simkin-Samways spent two days writing the poem, entitled 'Lockdown', in the hope of bringing joy to all who read it.

In the poem, Devon talks about missing his grandparents, friends and teachers, watching Disney+, and home-schooling with his "pain the bum" brother!

Mum Simone told The Shuttle: "He was set a challenge by his school to read some poetry as part of his reading everyday.

"He decided he wanted to try and write some himself and asked me how he could do this.

"I explained he needed to pick a topic. He chose lockdown and said he wanted to make it funny so people could smile and laugh as we have all been feeling a bit sad stuck in the house.

"It took him two days to compose it and write it out.

"We have shared it on my social media and the schools parent site and are asking anyone who smiles when they read it to please share it on so that Devon can achieve the smiles he so wants for others."

Kidderminster Shuttle:

Devon's poem reads:

"Lockdown is a scary time,

So I thought that I could write a rhyme,

To put a smile on lots of faces,

From around the world in lots of places.

"Lots of time with my family,

Fills me with enormous glee.

Home school teaching from my mum,

With my brother who's a pain in the bum.

"Missing my bike rides and playing out,

It really makes me want to shout.

Nannies and grandads can't see me,

But safety really is the key.

"Watching movies on Disney Plus,

Stops us making such a fuss.

Eating ice cream in the garden,

Makes us burp but we say pardon.

"Missing our friends and all our teachers,

Watching YouTube to see who features,

In the Franche videos that set us challenges.

Hope noone fails and ends up in bandages.

"One day when this will come to an end,

Hopefully we won't have driven mum round the bend.

We will look back and cherish the thought,

Of the lessons we learnt and the ones we were taught."