Ode to 2020
It was the night before New Years
And all through the land
The multitudes were toasting
Now isn’t life grand!
At the stroke of midnight
We all made a cheer
Kissing and hugging
To ring in the New Year
2020 was upon us
A new decade so bright
Who would have thought
It would end in such fright?
Shakespeare had warned us
Of the turn of the tides
Beware, beware of March
And its Ides
COVID-19 took the world
By storm
We humans wondered
What was the norm?
Prior to COVID
And this is no prank
Who would have thought
To wear a mask to a bank?
Anti-social behaviour
Was all the rage
If you chose to be social
You were put in a cage
COVID came at us
Wave after wave
Although we were threatened
There’s no way we would cave
Lock ups and lock downs
Our means of defence
If you choose not to comply
Then pay for the offence
Thanks to big Pharma
And governments too
New drug testing norms
Were given the boot
There’s light at the end of the tunnel
So we’ve been told
Have we really beaten covid
Lo and behold?
Lucky for us
Santa is clear
He will show up
With his reindeer
2020 has come to an end
That is a fact, have no fear
Look forward to 2021
Kisses, hugs and a toast of good cheer!
Ray Cadorette
Duncan
