5007- Merry Christmas - edit

A Christmas poem. Not by me, except by editing.

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T'was the night 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,

no bringing of good times,

no bringing of cheer.

Airplanes were grounded,

travel was banned.

Borders were closed

'cross 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 began,

the lockdown was lifted,

folks lost their caution,

many folks drifted.

Now it’s December

and cases are spiking,

wave two has arrived now,

with much more disliking.

It’s true that this year

had sadness a-plenty,

we’ll never forget

this year 2020.

And just ‘round the corner

the holiday season,

but why to be merry?

Is there even a reason?

Decorating the house

and put up the tree,

who will now see it?

No one but me.

But outside my window,

the snow gently falls,

and I think to myself,

Let’s all deck the halls!

So, I gather the ribbon,

the garland, and bows,

as I play those old carols,

my happiness grows.

Christmas' not canceled

and neither is hope.

If we lean on each other,

I know we can cope!

And one thing to say

before this day ends,

Merry Christmas to all

of my family and friends!

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Here is the original. I'm not into poetry that much, but I thought this needed fixing. It's the engineer in me. I look for things to fix.

T'was 1 night 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 December 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 canceled and neither is hope. If we lean on each other, I know we can cope!

Merry Christmas family and friends!!!!