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Day 263 | Monday, 7 December 2020

12/7/2020

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Day 263 - Audio Version

Day 263, December 7, 2020

For all those who receive this outside the Woodlands, this was shared by one of our neighbors and the church mouse is happy to pass it along to one and all.
 
“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 spread fast,
Like a wildfire that starts
When fueled by gas.

 Airplanes were grounded,
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,
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.

 This virus is awful,
This COVID-19.
There isn’t a cure.
There is no vaccine.
 
True that this year
Has had sadness a plenty,
We’ll never forget
The year 2020.

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

 To decorate the house
And put up the tree,
When no one will see it,
No one but me.
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 But outside my window
The snow gently falls,
And I think to myself,
Let’s deck the halls!
 
So, I gather 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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