Big Whoop

To New Year’s Eve, I say - big whoop!
What’s there to celebrate?
A year of stress and fear and loss
Which may not yet abate.

Of course there were some ups as well -
New babies born and time 
To spend with grandkids, kith and kin,
To read and write some rhyme.

But overall, with Covid’s cloud
Still hanging up above,
Let’s hope that in the coming year 
We’ll block it out with love.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Wolf Avatar
January 2, 2022 at 6:33 PM
Big whoop, eh? Never heard that one before. Chief Sitting Bull
Leffanta Avatar
January 1, 2022 at 10:06 AM
Whoop tea-do! Religious leaders now claim God answered your prayers with Omicron, which will "mildly" infect everyone and create herd immunity to COVID-19! But trusting religious leaders is like trusting Donald Trump . . . ., so best wishes for 2022, Ilene! Aloha!
Watt Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 9:11 PM
love your finale, ilene... that's what i celebrate tonight - the chance to close the book on a mediocre year and start a whole new book tomorrow. happy new year my poetry friend, hope it is prosperous and healthy
Awtry Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 6:22 PM
Ooh! That sounds wonderful, to "block it out with love"! God bless Ilene--Wishing you many blessings in the New Year!
Bauer Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 6:34 PM
Thank you, P.S. Awtry! I hope your new year is a happy and healthy one…
Flood Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 5:02 PM
Here’s hoping, Ilene. I think I’ve handled this (damned stinking wretched godforsaken) pandemic quite well. I haven’t let the (damned stinking wretched Godforsaken) pandemic get me down. So, for the benefit of everyone else, I trust we shall see the back of it this year. Nurse!
Bauer Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 6:31 PM
You always make me laugh, Terry! Thank you for that! Wishing you a nurse-free new year…
Andresen Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 1:55 PM
- We know more about covid now ... the fear is a little less for the new year ... the virus is here to stay for a long time ... we must live on, dear Ilene ... I wish you and your family a happy new year :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Bauer Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 6:33 PM
Thank you, Anne-Lise! Wishing you a wonderful new year as well!
Cunningham Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 1:20 PM
Well said. Ilene, surely there has got to be a turning point soon, happy new year to you. Tom
Bauer Avatar
December 31, 2021 at 6:32 PM
Thanks, Tom! A happy and healthy new year to you, too!
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