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Christmas 2020 - "T'was 2 days before Christmas,"

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #1

    T'was 2 days 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.

    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 nerve.

    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.

    It’s 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,
    Who 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 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.

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Axtremus
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      Write something about the stock market into the poem, that should cheer it up a bit, at least for the stock owning class.

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      • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on last edited by Aqua Letifer
        #3

        If you're going to use a metre, adhere to the metre you lame hack!!!!

        T'was 2 days before Christmas,

        And all through the town,
        
The People wore masks,
        That covered their frown.

        The frown had begun
        Way back in the Spring,
        When a global pandemic
        Had changed everything.

        They called it corona,
        But unlike the beer,
        Morose were its tidings—
        Its dangers were clear.

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

        As we locked ourselves down
        To flatten the curve,
        The economy halted,
        And folks lost their nerve.

        From March to July
        We rode the first wave,
        The people stayed home,
        They tried to behave.

        When summer emerged
        The lockdown was lifted.
        Away from all caution,
        The nutters had drifted.

        Now it’s November
        And cases are spiking,
        Wave two has arrived,
        Its numbers are striking.

        It’s true that this year
        Brought sadness a plenty,
        We’ll never forget
        The year 2020.

        And just ‘round the corner -
        The holiday season,
        Why should we be merry?
        Is there even one reason?

        To dress up the house
        And put up the tree,
        For What? Who will see it?
        Who else besides me?

        But outside my window
        The snow gently falls,
        And I think to myself,
        Let’s still deck the halls!

        So, I gather the ribbon,
        The garland and bows,
        As I play those old carols,
        My happiness grows.

        No Christmas is cancelled
        And neither is hope.
        If we lean on each other,
        I know we can cope.

        Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

        Please love yourself.

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        • MikM Offline
          MikM Offline
          Mik
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          You seem to be missing the spirit here, somehow. 😆

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            You seem to be missing the spirit here, somehow. 😆

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @mik said in Christmas 2020 - "T'was 2 days before Christmas,":

            You seem to be missing the spirit here, somehow. 😆

            I took the time to fix it, and shared it here for anyone to reuse on their Facepage. If that's not in keeping with the season of giving then I really don't know what to say.

            Please love yourself.

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            • MikM Offline
              MikM Offline
              Mik
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              'That gift you gave me is kinda fucked up. Let me fix it for you'.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • MikM Mik

                'That gift you gave me is kinda fucked up. Let me fix it for you'.

                Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                @mik said in Christmas 2020 - "T'was 2 days before Christmas,":

                'That gift you gave me is kinda fucked up. Let me fix it for you'.

                ...well, yeah. Right? (Honestly I see no problem with this in the abstract, but I realize it's considered uncouth anyway so I generally refrain. But hey, in this particular, this is a Facebook thing floating around, so, no foul.)

                Please love yourself.

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                • MikM Offline
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                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  THIS IS TNCR!!!

                  alt text

                  😆

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • AxtremusA Offline
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                    Axtremus
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    👍 for @Aqua-Letifer.

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                    • AxtremusA Axtremus

                      👍 for @Aqua-Letifer.

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                      AndyD
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      Who's da Bard 😀

                      This was on TV couple of nights ago, very entertaining in parts if you have half an hour:
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qrsx/upstart-crow-lockdown-christmas-1603

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