Christmas 2021

We’ve taken the worst the pandemic can throw
We’ve taken Brexit and the delivery go-slow
We’ve taken fuel shortages and government gaffes
We’ve taken the closure of favourite local shops and ‘caffs’
We’ve taken Strictly glitter balls and rancid Bushtucker trials
We’ve taken box sets and eat outs instead of nights on the tiles
We’ve taken one of the toughest times for our nation
We’ve even taken Boris’s Peppa Pig appreciation
We’ve taken vaccines and boosters in our stride
We’ve taken in poor refugees from far and wide
We’ve taken the knocks and worries and fear
We’ve taken them all with typical Great British cheer
We’ve taken as much as you’d expect for every person living
So thank heaven that at last it’s the season for giving!
I’ll set the Christmas ball rolling by giving you my best
PoeticAL wishes and hopes for a welcome rest
From everything 2021 has taken from you
And for a far, far better 2022.