COVID-19: T'was A Month Before Christmas

T'was a month before Christmas
and all through the town,
people wore masks
that covered their frown.

The frown had begun
way back in the Spring,
when a global pandemic
changed everything.

They called it Corona
but unlike the beer,
it didn’t bring good times,
it didn’t bring cheer.

Contagious and deadly
this virus spreads fast,
like a wildfire that starts
when fueled by gas.

Airplanes were grounded
and travel was banned.
Borders were closed
across air, sea, and land.

As the world entered lockdown
to flatten the curve,
the economy halted
and folks lost their verve.

From March to July
we rode the first wave.
People stayed home
and they tried to behave.

When summer emerged,
the lockdown was lifted.
But away from caution,
many folks drifted.

Now, it’s November
and cases are spiking.
Wave two has arrived,
much to our disliking.

Frontline workers,
doctors, and nurses,
try to save people
from riding in hearses.

It’s true, this year has
had sadness a plenty,
and we’ll never forget
the year 2020.

And, just ‘round the corner
is the holiday season.
But, why be merry?
Is there even one reason?

Why decorate the house
and put up the tree,
when no one will see it,
no one but me.

But, outside my window
the snow gently falls,
and I think to myself
let’s deck the halls!

So, I gathered the ribbon,
the garland, and bows,
as I play those old carols,
my happiness grows.

Christmas is not cancelled
and neither is hope.
If we lean on each other,
I know we can cope!

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