I Remember You Happiness

I remember you happiness through the early aroma of grinded coffee beans wafting gently from the corner coffee shop I remember you through the freshly bread 'scent from the baker's sour rising yeast. I remember you through musicians playing in piazas through the buzzling sounds of the city's cobbled alleys, and streets Through the children's laughter running to ice-cream parlours, Tourists in front of Cathedrals Old people chit-chatting on benches on a mid-springtime breeze . I remember you happiness through the eyes of happy couples strolling along a sandy beach, Through the Sunday Mass , a young priest on the altar Through morning picnics,cook-outs 'gatherings of relatives ,our dogs,and families. I remember you happiness through yachts birthing at the Valletta Grand Harbour, through aeroplanes landing in foreign lands, through cherished moments of Birthdays,Baptisms and Weddings, A dinner shared with our closest friends. Today Coffee Shops are empty All Restaurants shut down, Our island is a ghost town, I am the saddest clown. Today I hear no aeroplanes The yachts not to be seen Cathedrals,Churches closed Yet the church bell chimes at noon, Amd I kneel on my knees. Today there are no tourists All children locked inside This Covid 19 virus is worse than any Boogey-man IIt brings tears to our eyes. It kills our own people Destroying human-kind. Today the only way to see my friends is virtually on skype, My mothetr,brother ,father, I can't hug you Just to keep you all alive. Today the world's a scary place, But together we would fight With faith ,with love, Determined like our ancestors We'd leave this page behind. We'd end this page as hereos Compassionate and kind, We'd be the great survivors A candle in the night. We'd learn from this dark moment As dark as pitch black sky We learn that above evil Hope reighns, our sun would shine. We learn to appreciate our loved ones, Our ancestors ,Our elderly, Our island and this world Together we would make it Through distance hand-in -hand.