12 Covid Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas
my true love shared with me
a hope of being covid free.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Eight students zooming,
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Nine girls distancing,
Eight students zooming,
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Ten lords in quarantine,
Nine girls distancing,
Eight students zooming,
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Eleven carers stressing,
Ten lords in quarantine,
Nine girls distancing,
Eight students zooming,
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love shared with me
Twelve towns in lockdown,
Eleven carers stressing,
Ten lords in quarantine,
Nine girls distancing,
Eight students zooming,
Seven barmaids furloughed,
Six folk isolated,
Five golden masks,
Four tiers tearful,
Three bubbles meeting,
Two sanitisers,
With hope of being covid free.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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De Beaulieu Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 3:38 PM
Hello Liske Ryder, This is a very clever poem you created. From The Twelve Days Of Christmas. Too bad Christmas has to be this way. Oh-well. Next year could be better. it is nice to meet you. Enjoy your evening my friend.
De Beaulieu Avatar
November 30, 2020 at 10:21 AM
Hello Lisle Ryder I wish you the same Lisle. Keep safe. I will live in hope. You do the same. Enjoy your day my friend.
Ryder Avatar
November 30, 2020 at 2:05 AM
Thanks Darlene. We must keep safe and live in hope.
Watson Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 6:31 AM
What a clever idea, Lisle. I can well imagine singing along to this one and enjoyed your new albeit sad version of an old classic. The original version was apparently written as a chant without music and the basic wording dates back to the late 1700s.
Ryder Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 7:22 AM
Ah well. Thank you for that historical context from a more jovial age.
Rodrigues Avatar
November 27, 2020 at 6:22 PM
Yes, indeed...a sad 2020 wrap up.
Ryder Avatar
November 28, 2020 at 1:51 AM
Yes. Sad when we try to sing on our own. Yet we live in 'hope of being Covid free.'
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