Chestnuts Revisited
The husband posted a photo on his page of a dumpster-on-fire Christmas ornament with the year 2020 emblazoned across it. The frustrated poet in me took off with it, and here is my offering (with profound apologies to Mel Torme, Nat King Cole and anyone who had anything to do with the original ...
sung to "The Christmas Song"
We’re all roasting in a dumpster fire.
COVID just won’t go away.
Votes all counted, are the winners named yet?
No, Trump says “I am here to stay.”
Everybody knows a person who has died from this
Sad there is no end in sight.
Can’t see them buried or see babies just born
Our parents are alone tonight.
They know that Joe is on the way.
He’s set up lots of expert people who will say
The honest truth how things are going to be
To help us climb out of this misery
And so I’m offering these words of hope
To those who feel both sad and blue
Just hang on we will all get through this
And Merry Christmas to you.
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