Writing Prompts- Tide

Helping to Tide Over a Difficult Period

Providing timely assistance

The finance minister gave the people, A pocket-full of cash each month, To help them to tide over, The rising cost and the recession. The people were glad for the assistance, They offered this generous offer with no resistance.

The art teacher gave his students, A gift of colored pencils and art books, To help them tide over the period, When children were bored at home. The parents could now clearly see, The brilliance of their child’s creativity.

The charity volunteers gave soup and blankets, To the homeless on the city streets, To help them to tide over the winter nights. They offered them a home and a sanctuary. This was a godsend to the homeless, Who praised and blessed the good charity.