Santa's Parachute Courtesy EndocrineWeb.com
Christmas Lessons from the 1918 Pandemic
Christmas Peril
Christmas holidays should be festive,
friends and family bringing good cheer,
but this Christmas may be different,
given events of the past year.
COVID-19 and its variants, plenty,
have the ICUs, once again, full.
There seems no end to the havoc,
Delta and Omicron continue to kill.
Various entities are calling for mandates,
to prevent the spread already here.
But many oppose being vaccinated,
claiming more information needed to hear.
So, if we gather in great numbers,
at events or in our family homes,
chances are we will spread the virus,
as the way a virulent virus roams.
Everyone will get sick who isn't vaccinated,
and some will be hospitalized as well.
And some, may end up dying from,
pride declaring their freedom's swell.
The science is not lacking,
it's just slow in coming in.
So don't blame the scientists,
when the information is so thin.
In due time, the pandemic will be over,
we can resume our routines once more.
And the last two Christmas's aggravations,
will be forgotten in Christmas lore.
Copyright 2021 © Ronald W. Hull
12/9/21
You can read and print this poem at my website here.
testing years, and realize it only made us more grateful for what we
have. Freedom to live a healthy life without threat of disease and virus. It may take some time as you say, but it will happen. Thankyou for your meaningful poem today, stay well, and remember dreams are our way of airing our subconscious thoughts, but our wakeful state is for living bravely, thankyou for being on site, you make a difference when you are awake, and writing :)
Sandie
Very fine poetry here!!
Regis. 😎🍁