Tag: firelight

Keep safe and low key,

a few family members and trustworthy friends,

know where they’ve been.

The words of Dr. Fouche, soon to be 80

on Christmas Eve.

He’s been weathering the storm of controversy

in his own way, staying the course,

facts and figures he displays to the public.

Steady as you go,

let Christmas Past last through the holiday,

outside the Rack and Ruin of those

who didn’t abide the strategy for staying alive.

200,000 to 300,000 cases each day

throughout the USA.

California, a basket case

running out of ICU beds.

Murder rates escalate

See how the moonlight shines on the snow,

we haven’t had a white scene for so long it seems;

outside a planetary show, Jupiter and Saturn

within a hair’s breath of each other.

Only a phone call away those

we love to share our special day.

Still closer than ever the challenge to remain safe,

our task at hand through the thick and thin of it,

Steady as you go

Watch with delight the local color unfold

when you fill your feeder:

the Cardinal in his bright robe as if St Nick were here

to give you the cheer of the season.  The Blue Jay

sizes them all up and seizes the moment

to snatch the biggest seed,

while the red-headed woodpecker indulges in the suet

like hasty pudding, you can almost see his stomach expand

as we do ours after turkey or ham and all the trimmings.

Watch the antics of the squirrel dip and dive into his cache,

don’t mind if he crosses your path, he’s free of the disease.

Shower Love upon those both near and a phone call away

lifting you to an understanding of Humankind’s Fate

is with you today to obey the stay-at-home,

and synchronize your clock, a new Day is about to come.

The stars of righteousness and light are with you tonight,

showing the way through the Pandemic,

and shining brightly on those who observe

the stay-at-home remembrances.