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Roll On 2022

So here here it is the new year has begun
And already it hasn't been much fun
Another lockdown
All wearing a frown
And there's no place on earth where we can run...

We were promised a world beating vaccine
And real proof of it has yet to be seen
The virus has mutated
Mankind getting frustrated
And fed up of this enforced quarantine...

Empty promises and false hope are rife
All it brings us is frustration and strife
So roll on next year
Bring much needed cheer
And put normality back into life...







Written 7th January 2021

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Joseph May August 26, 2024 at 11:25 AM Those were some rough times here, Once someone was put on a ventilator it was curtains. Tom Cunningham August 26, 2024 at 11:40 AM Thank you very much Joseph, seems a long time ago now, thankfully the virus has weakened but it's still about. Tom

Valsa George March 19, 2022 at 11:35 PM Now by March, your prayer is almost heeded Tom. Life is getting back to normal. Hope it will stay ! This is a series of limericks that present the stark realities of the times Tom Cunningham March 19, 2022 at 11:38 PM Thank you very much Valsa, just heard of another variant on the scene, thankfully not so many getting seriously ill from it now. Tom

Jennifer Fenn January 28, 2021 at 3:08 PM Amen! Tom Cunningham January 29, 2021 at 3:46 AM Thank you Jennifer. Tom

Sally Eslinger January 24, 2021 at 10:32 AM Well, Tom, I turned 70 this month and every yr now has got to be greatly used. You wrote so well the truth in this poem and yes it frustrating and yes I like , smiling, actually, at rolling over now but 4 me the idea of 71 now without anything new in my scrapbook is a bit of a downer, wearing a mask is simpler. Tom Cunningham January 25, 2021 at 1:03 AM Thank you very much Sally, You're right though our great grandkids will wonder why there's no mention of 2020 in our scrapbooks, im hoping that 2021 doesn't go the same way. We live in hope. Have a good week. Tom

Tony Hargreaves January 14, 2021 at 9:56 AM Hi Tom. Enjoyed this Limerick. Yes, we hear empty promises and false hope. Mother Nature asserts. Mankind is on the slippery slope. Tony Tom Cunningham January 14, 2021 at 10:02 AM Thank you very much Tony, our government seem to shut the stable door when the horse has bolted, mankind abusing mother earth will lead to our destruction. Tom

Linda Alice Fowler January 13, 2021 at 2:03 PM Hear, hear Tom! Well done :) Linda Tom Cunningham January 13, 2021 at 2:56 PM Thank you very much Linda, we've had the highest death toll today since it started, I thought this year would see the end of it, we live in hope. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos January 10, 2021 at 11:26 AM Hi Tom, what concerns me is your 2nd verse, the vaccine when will it be available to all - its really scary out there. Be safe you and all of yours. Blessings, Jennifer. Tom Cunningham January 10, 2021 at 12:07 PM Thank you Jennifer, I thought it would be soon now they are saying by autumn, thats almost a year. Will it ever end. Tom

Rob Levasseur January 9, 2021 at 11:04 AM Gratitude is my mantra. I don't get caught up in all this hoopla. Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 1:23 PM Thank you Rob, dispite everything its still a beautiful world and there is so much to be grateful for. Tom

Carolyn Devonshire January 9, 2021 at 9:44 AM I do hope we will get past the pandemic, Tom. The frustration and concern you describe so well is all we see right now. Take care and stay well, my friend! Great limerick - timely and compelling. Hugs, Carolyn Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 1:26 PM Thank you very much Carolyn, I think the most of this year will still see restrictions still in place, we just have to make of what we've got and hope that normality will be restored at some point. Tom

Demetrios Trifiatis January 9, 2021 at 3:48 AM How marvelously done my friend, Tom! So true, so accurate, so promising! I pray things get better soon! Superb Limericks! Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 3:55 AM Thank you very much Demetrios, we're off to a bad start with a rising death toll, hopefully we'll see an end to it in the near future. Tom

Harry Horsman January 8, 2021 at 9:59 PM I applaud your poetry, and its sentiment. And wish as you do..Harry Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 3:32 AM Thank you very much Harry, hope you are keeping well. Tom

Beryl Edmonds January 8, 2021 at 4:28 PM Fantastic Limericks for the time we’re going through Tom. Life’s getting tougher instead of better, And we’re coming to the end of our tether. If we should survive, And come out alive, Imagine wondrous getting together... Belle Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 3:32 AM Love the comnent Belle, another few months of this,, I think it will be autumn before we see any big changes, viruses run out of hosts and become dormant but never die off. Tom

Andrea Dietrich January 8, 2021 at 4:27 PM Oh baby let the good times roll. roll on roll on roll on. I think some guy named Harry sang those lines? Today's new lyrics: let the good times roll away. Tom Cunningham January 9, 2021 at 3:29 AM I think they already have Andrea, god only knows when we'll see normality again. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Lindsay Laurie January 8, 2021 at 2:53 PM Hello Tom … Happy New Year and may we get to read many more of your fine rhymes to help distract us from the gloom. Another top shelf of limericks to get the year off to a good start - thank you Tom - Lindsay Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 3:41 PM Thank you very much Lindsay, hopefully these vaccines will work but meantime humour will see us through. Hope your new year is going well. Tom

Janice Canerdy January 8, 2021 at 8:36 AM Tom, I wonder when--or if--we will see "normal" again! Your limericks are well done--very timely! Janice Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 10:23 AM Thank you Janice, I think the virus will just fade away if it cant find new hosts, but im thinking next autumn before we see any real change, i hope I'm wrong. Tom

Kim Rodrigues January 8, 2021 at 7:09 AM Oh how soon we want to get back to normal life but we must endure through this long night. Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 7:10 AM Thanks Kim, I think we've still got a few dark days ahead of us. Tom

Victor Buhagiar January 8, 2021 at 1:18 AM 2021 is not going to be pleasant and many do not obey the rules. And we have, alas forgotten, the healing powers of God. ~~ Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 4:21 AM Thank you Victor, while people still carry on partying and not taking it seriously it will just drag on until the virus has nowhere else to go, they still don't know if the vaccine will prevent you spreading it even though you might not show symptoms. Tom

Besma Riabi Dziri January 7, 2021 at 11:47 PM I join you in your warm hearty prayers for a blissful, blessed and panic free new year.. Let's hope the world won't be in the wrong hands, manipulated by evil hearts, spreading fake news and promises.. Let's pray for a new radiating dawn where Nature reigns with its healing powers.. Let's hope for a true connection to the root of all good and beauty, Love that will mend all that is broken.. great poetry! A gem! Thank you so much, Tom for sharing such genuine thoughts and sentiments.. Stay safe. Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 4:22 AM Thank you very much Besma, I hope you are well. We hope and pray that this year will see some sort of normality return to mankind. Tom

Eve Roper January 7, 2021 at 11:11 PM Very well said, Tom, I am so tired of being quarantined. Hugs Eve Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 4:18 AM Thank you very much Eve, it does nothing for peoples mental health. Tom

Gershon Wolf January 7, 2021 at 8:55 PM Amen, Brother Tom! A clear-headed analysis if ever there was one! Best wishes for an improved year!!! :) gw Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 4:17 AM Thank you Gershon. I hope so too but I think it will be autumn before we see any real change to our current situation. Tom

Panagiota Romios January 7, 2021 at 5:01 PM Vaccines do not mean you will not get it. Lockdowns assure your death. We need, the exercise, the freedom. We are not dogs in Kennels. The second vaccine out has 2 years coverage. As my daughter said what happened to the cold and flu. Communist China did lockdowns, Italty and NYC. Many died! CA lockdown 9 months in a Row. Many dying here, Ventilators are added causes of death avoid ER rooms at all costs. Pangie. Note, we have to stand up to the goofs locking us down. Get it? Tom Cunningham January 8, 2021 at 4:15 AM Thank you Pangie, a nurse in Wales had the (magic vaccine) three weeks later tested positive. The virus has its own agenda and will just fade away when it has no hosts to carry on. Tom

Darlene De Beaulieu January 7, 2021 at 3:57 PM Hello Tom Cunningham, I am waiting for my vaccine like many others. I sense it will be a longer wait. enjoy your evening my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu January 8, 2021 at 9:52 AM Hello Tom your right they are not quick enough. Yes for many it will be too late, enjoy your day my friend. Tom Cunningham January 7, 2021 at 4:21 PM Thank you very much Darlene, they're not quick enough in my opinion, for many it will be too late. Tom

Alexis Y. January 7, 2021 at 3:57 PM Hi Tom, We said and well done.It’s still the beginning of year, hopefully that can come up with a vaccine that works soon. Have a wonderful day my friend:-) Alexis Tom Cunningham January 7, 2021 at 4:24 PM Thank you very much Alexis, I read today a doctor in Florida died from the vaccine, had an adverse reaction to it, I hope its safe and it was a one off. Hope your day going well. Tom

Vijay Pandit January 7, 2021 at 3:02 PM You speak for the world, Tom. May be 2022 will be better. Tom Cunningham January 7, 2021 at 4:20 PM Thank you very much Vijay, I knew this year would get off to a bad start and experts are saying it could be the autumn before we see light at the end of the tunnel. Tom

Ilene Bauer January 7, 2021 at 12:43 PM well-said, tom! i don't know when (or if) things will ever be "normal" again... Tom Cunningham January 7, 2021 at 1:44 PM Thank you very much Ilene, I don't think this year is faring any better, I know like me you like to travel but I think our suitcases will be gathering dust until next year at least. I hope you are well. Tom

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