Well, here we are Hope,
for better or worse,
My annual wrap up,
in Seussian verse.
This is a hard one,
it’s hard to be glad
in a year that’s been scary,
lonely and sad.
First off, the virus,
though we’re all kinda sick of it,
let’s give our thanks to the workers
who remain in the thick of it.
But what of our village,
what’s happened in town?
This year’s been historic,
so here’s my rundown;
A train left the tracks
and smoke rolled in from Cali,
Brigade days got cancelled
but fireworks lit the valley.
We ate truck mac and cheese
and Cat’s Meow closed their doors,
They filmed Christmas in summer,
old Rona got sloping skate floors
April went missing,
we felt our hearts drop,
Another gone too soon,
when will it stop?
Rambo got carved,
and Flynn got retired
Mountain Brewery opened,
old Fords got hotwired.
Wet housing shot down,
by Council and Mayor
The addicted stay homeless,
but NIMBY don’t care.
We can now get a Slurpie
at the 7-11,
Dining out’s dining in
and we banged pots at seven.
We taped hearts to windows
and spent Christmas alone,
Worked from living room offices
and stayed close to home.
Hope Towing towed Santa
to children’s delight.
And CIB lit up Wallace
in crisscrossing light.
Post office heroes
get a round of applause,
Mountains of gifts they delivered
like old Mr. Clause.
and now, my finale,
can we just slow it down,
to ponder the name of
this extraordinary town?
Hope lives in our hearts
and Hope lifts us each day.
As we start twenty-one,
may Hope light your way.
Happy New Year- from Crystal Sedore, Hope BC Bulletin Board
