It’s down to just eighteen days and then we will all see

How many people decided to abide by the Government’s decree

The virus right now is spiking all over the place

It’s time to takes this serious and stay in our own space

Not a time for people to load up the car and head for home

It’s time to hunker down and resist that urge to roam

This Covid 19 is front and center like it’s been almost the entire year

The last thing that is required is having all sorts of visitors appear

Twenty twenty is a year that we will never forget

Don’t finish it off with an act that you will eventually regret

Christmas is a holiday that is appealing to the young and old

Unfortunately this occasion you should decide to put on hold

It’s not a time for us all to gather together as we usually do

So if you decide to ignore the dire warnings the onus will be on you

I know there will be countless families that will not heed the experts’ advice

They will still visit together, ignore it all and just roll the dice  

Take a chance and let the chips fall where they may

Decide to congregate together on this Christmas day

This is a gamble that I will choose not to take

I do not wish to put any person’s life at stake

The wave we are in now is still trending high

One has to wonder how many more will die

Getting together just wouldn’t seem right

Especially when a vaccine is in our sight

I would hate to see anyone end up with a case

Now that we are so close to the end of this race

This entire planet has had enough

The past nine months have been rough

Celebrations of any kind have been a thing of the past

But there is a sign of optimism for us at long last

This pandemic could be beaten, there truly is some hope

The next several weeks we will still have to strive and cope

We may be saved from future harm

By taking an inoculation in the arm

We have to all be on the same page, there can be no more confusion

This is the only way we will be able to bring this pandemic to its conclusion

So many have denied this virus and now will ignore the cure

How long will it take to right things? No one can be sure

I can’t wait to see this year finally done

Eagerly anticipating twenty twenty one

It’s now been twenty seven days since Donald lost the race

An undisputed fact that he still refuses to embrace

He’s bunkered in his office where he feels safe and sound

He only seems to emerge when he wants to play another round

When he does make his rare appearance, he avoids the reporter’s queries

He’s busy on his favourite networks promoting his conspiracy theories

This way he can spread his lies about the election that he lost

Looks like we will have to endure this until he’s finally tossed

He didn’t like the one question posed to him the other day

He called the reporter a “light weight” and then went on his way

He took the Thanksgiving weekend to promote his baseless claim

The first interview since the election and Maria Bartiromo helped to fan the flames

She basically let him sit back and sing his lame old song

She gave him the forum and helped by urging him along

He still says the election was rigged and Joe Biden didn’t get all those votes

Believes he handled the pandemic great and credits himself for the antidote

Fox news, you see was panicked because their ratings have dropped a bit

When this President started bad mouthing them, they took a little hit

So they just let him loose to spread more propaganda to the globe

She let him say anything he wanted, she didn’t even begin to probe

There you have Trump declaring all this deceit aloud

This must be a time in America where they can all stand proud

They’ve treated this man as a spoiled child and let him rant and rave

This same person who has let your nation send a quarter million people to their grave

A man who has put himself front and center just to fill his purse

When he is finally pried from office you will still be saddled with his curse

Still the Republicans cower from him because they don’t want to rock the boat

Imagine having to stoop this low just to keep your party afloat

They are still bowing to him because he says he will run in twenty twenty four

His influence over their members will continue, who knows what he has in store?

He has people contributing to his cause to fund his fall from grace

He has all these individuals trusting that he indeed won this race

He hasn’t gotten anywhere, his lawyers have been laughed out of every court

But his people still stay in the fight and send their money in for support

He has to drag this out, he needs more cash to attain his goal

He will use all these funds for his businesses, he truly has no soul

This man is financially strapped and is four hundred million in debt

This could be his last con, he needs every cent he can get

Being a second generation grifter he was basically raised to be a crook

He really has performed the biggest scam and you are on his hook

Fourty eight more months of contributions would help to pay his tab

This will go down in history as one of the biggest money grabs

You are probably reading this and think I’m full of shit

You are not believing any word I said, not for one single bit

It’s nice to know that you can distinguish a fact from a lie

Trump is giving you the same menu but you still believe this guy

I was over at my daughter’s house while she was making a pot of homemade stew

As I looked at all my grandchildren, I couldn’t believe how much they grew

They were busy cutting up vegetables and making dumplings as well

Each of them taking turns with all their stories they had to tell

They poured the contents in the pot and put it on the stove to heat

Let it simmer for a while and then the meal will be complete

We couldn’t leave the house as a result, so we stayed inside instead

The kids then went in to clean their rooms and also make their beds

They asked what they could do for us which I thought was rather nice

They always do what is expected , their mother seldom has to ask them twice

They’re always there in a pinch just to help any way they can

Their mother just adores them, she is their biggest fan

They’ll fall all over each other just to help their mother out

Just keeping her happy is what their lives are all about

She often has to tell them “Don’t pamper me so much, I just want to be alone”

“Can’t you find some games to play or text someone on your phone?”

Look outside your window it is such a nice day

Why don’t you just call a friend and ask them out to play?

I’m tired of you using the vacuum in every single room

Thanks to all your cleanliness, you’ve worn out another broom

You don’t have to clean the toilet after every single flush

You can let it sit for a couple of days, there is no need to rush

The dishes can wait awhile, there’s no need to clean them right away

For God’s sake let them sit awhile and leave them for the day

I swear I’ll buy a dishwasher if you keep these antics up

I’ll fill it to capacity with every single plate and cup

And when it comes to laundry, just let it sit for a day or two

Can’t you find another project that you might want to do?

I’m tired of you doing all these things without having to be told

Can’t you just set some clothes aside that I could wash and fold?

You don’t have to use that iron so much, it gives off so much steam

I’m sure you’re friends won’t talk about you if you have a wrinkle down the seam

Please don’t spend so much time cleaning the tub after every shower

Try to keep the scrubbing down to less than one half hour

Kitchen counters are getting worn down from the cleaning that they get

The dish cloths and towels are so frayed I’ll have to purchase another set

I can’t afford the constant supply of detergents and cleaners that I have to buy

You all have to slow down on your household chores, I know it’s hard, but try

I am so fed up with all this sanitation I just don’t know what to do

I just hope when you have kids, they end up just like you

I talked to her after supper when the kids were cleaning plates

I told her that the supper that they made really turned out great

I told her sometimes kids don’t turn out the way you want them to

Just know that they all love you and you are doing the best you can do

The kids are growing and learning each and every day

Maybe when they finally mature they will see things your way

We are now in the middle of November and winter is now in sight

The season that all health officials promise will not be all that bright

They are describing it as dark and bleak, that we all will have to endure

Even though they are optimistic that they may soon have a vaccine cure

The pandemic continues, the cases of covid-19 are rising across every land

It’s up to us, it’s time to heed the message and take a global stand

We owe this to all our front line workers who are exhausted from this fight

We are only requested to do our due diligence and just do what is right

There is more than the people who are delivering the mail

There is just so much more that this does entail

Think of all the restaurants that are hanging by a thread

Why not help and order takeout from them instead?

All people in retail that stock the shelves and meet you face to face

Take some time to consider them and put yourself in their place

Would you be able to cope with the thought that you could be exposed?

What if your whole livelihood’s future is on the edge of being foreclosed?

There are so many people that are living on the brink

It’s time for all of us to be more caring and kind, to stop and think

Remember all the people who run your corner store

The ones who work in the delivery service, there’s so many more

People that are trying to keep everything thriving

Trying their best to keep their own businesses surviving

Not to mention all the doctors and nurses and hospital workers as a whole

The ones whose positions are most perilous, God bless their souls

These individuals have been fighting in the trenches for months without a break

Dealing with this pandemic as well as putting all their lives at stake

You see, their numbers have also diminished and have many casualties as well

We enjoyed our summer and autumn while they endure this living hell         

I know that we were honouring them each evening by banging on our pots

These unselfish workers have never gotten a break, still giving all they’ve got

I know we think of them as heroes but they are human after all

It’s time for us to pay homage to them as we prepare for this long haul

We have to do what’s expected of us and try to stay on course

Those of us who choose to stray only end up making things worse

The United States numbers are alarming with daily records being broke

Even with hundreds of thousands of deaths some still treat it as a joke

After all the lies he spewed, it will be Trump that will truly disappear

Unfortunately this joyous occasion doesn’t occur until January next year

Biden has promised to take on the fight when he takes over the helm

Meanwhile with Donald in charge the cases will continue to overwhelm

This silent, spreading virus as foreseen is on another roll

It’s time for us to take the initiative to get it under control

This second coming will be more arduous of a task

All that is required of you is just do what is asked

These essential men and women are drained and mentally fatigued

Only by respecting all their wishes will we have a chance to succeed

It may be many months before this promising vaccine will be released

Thousands will catch it and unfortunately end up being deceased

It will never be enough even with all the accolades we send

The only way to celebrate this group is to bring this virus to an end

IT’S ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH EVERY YEAR

A TIME TO REMEMBER WHEN WE ONCE LIVED IN FEAR

A TIME WHEN PEACE ON THE PLANET WAS PUT TO A TEST

WHEN EVIL RULED AND THERE WAS COMPLETE UNREST

THIS WAS A TIME WHEN MEN AND WOMEN FOUGHT THE FIGHT

THROUGH EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT

THEIR LIVES WERE DEVASTATED AND MANY LIVES WERE LOST

ALL FOR PEACE AT A HORRIFIC COST

PEOPLE FROM OUR COUNTRY WHO CHOSE TO DEFEND

OUR RIGHT TO PEACE, UNWILLING TO BEND

NOT GIVING IN TO THE EVIL THAT WAS ALL CONSUMING AT THE TIME

A TYRANT THAT WAS KILLING WITHOUT REASON OR RHYME

THESE PEOPLE LEFT THEIR SAFE HOMELAND TO BATTLE THIS FOE

THEY ENLISTED BY THE THOUSANDS AS YOU AND I KNOW

TO STAND UP FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE WAS THEIR GOAL

THEY WERE PROUD TO BE SOLDIERS:  THEY CHOSE THIS ROLE

THEY LANDED IN EUROPE TO MAKE THEIR STAND

DETERMINED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS FOREIGN LAND

THEY WERE WELCOMED BY THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARRIVED

WITHOUT THESE BRAVE SOLDIERS NO ONE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED

THEIR GOAL WAS TO END THIS GERMAN KILLING MACHINE

WHO WERE LED BY HITLER, A TERROR TRULY OBSCENE

MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH WERE THE PEOPLE HE CHOSE TO SLAY

THE GAS CHAMBERS HE USED FOR THESE ACTS REMAIN UNTIL THIS DAY

IT WAS DURING WORLD WAR II WHERE THESE PEOPLE WOULD FALL

THE WAR THAT PRECEDED THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO END THEM ALL

WORLD WAR ONE IS SAID TO HAVE DEFINED CANADA AS A NATION

THANKS TO OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION

WE FOUGHT SO MANY WARS OVER THE YEARS

LOST SO MANY LIVES, SHED SO MANY TEARS

CANADA WAS AN INFANT WHEN WORLD WAR ONE BEGAN

WE HAVE BATTLED IN EUROPE, KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN

WE HAVE SOLDIERS BEING SACRIFICED IN THIS MODERN AGE

TO PRESERVE THE PEACE THAT OUR NATION HAS CHOSEN TO WAGE

CANADA HAS GROWN AS A NATION, WE’LL MAINTAIN OUR STANCE

OUR PAST HEROES ARE WORSHIPPED IN EUROPE: REVERED IN FRANCE

THE MAJORITY OF US HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE: NEVER EXPERIENCED WAR

SOME THINK IT AS HORRIBLE AND JUST CHOOSE TO IGNORE

NOVEMBER 11^TH  IS THE DATE WE HAVE CHOSEN TO SHARE

TO SHOW OUR ARMED FORCES THAT OUR NATION DOES TRULY CARE

WE JUST CAN’T BE APATHETIC AND NOT HONOUR THIS DATE

FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT REACHED THEIR GRIM FATE

TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE SEEMS SO LITTLE A TASK

FOR ALL THAT THEY SACRIFICED:  IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

First let me state something that isn’t a lie

A fact that historians cannot deny

Donald Trump got more votes as an incumbent in any Presidential race

Thank God for all of us that he still ended up in second place

This means come January twentieth, hundreds of men and women will now be unemployed

Those poor fact checkers who tracked all his lies that kept us annoyed

For the past four years they have been working all day and night

What are they going to do now that Trump’s out of sight?

Joe Biden has won and is now the President elect

Something that the present occupier is choosing to neglect

He’s refusing to accept the outcome and now says he won’t go

I will try to put things in a context that he really should know

Let’s see he had Kanye and Kim visiting him in the west wing

So we all know that reality shows are his favourite thing

Using this premise, perhaps maybe his mind will begin to bend

Perhaps in this way Mr. Trump will finally comprehend

Think as if you are in the “Big Brother House” and watched as you move about

Then now think of “Survivor” and the “Tribal Council” has voted you out

This is as simple as I can put it as even you will be better able to see

I will now try to explain how the rest of your life could eventually be

I look at the group that people call your Presidential core

There are some members who could be extras on “The Jersey Shore”

I hope they are still loyal when you finally leave this place

I could bet you money they will all disappear without leaving a trace

You are now exposed and won’t be able to pardon yourself

It will be interesting to see how you are going to maintain your wealth

I know there is a lot owing to someone who invested in you

Bad Boy Bad Boy whatcha gonna do?

When you go bankrupt will they rename your resorts?

Perhaps your case can be heard in “The People’s Court”

I’m sorry the show is done and Judge Wapner has died

Is there another venue where you can be tried?

Lucky for you and your lawyer Rudy

Your case will be tried by “Judge Judy”

There she will control you and prevent you from going into your rants

And also keeping your lawyer from putting his hands down his pants

Now that your life has now gone from bad to worse

Your ever faithful wife will now file for divorce

Now you are single “The Bachelor” you certainly won’t get

But don’t count out Melania as the next “Bachelorette”

Your family will be devastated “There’s no money in the will”

Maybe they can have group therapy on “Dr. Phil”

Sorry to tell you but your case didn’t go very well

You tried to run but “Dog The Bounty Hunter” put you back in your cell

Don’t worry about anything even though outside you are a menace

There are plenty of people inside prison that would make you their “Apprentice”

Your room won’t be private so you aren’t the only one there

The toilet won’t be golden and you will all have to share

The surroundings, I have to tell you, will be all gray and drab

And there definitely will be no pussy for you to grab

You were finally convicted of tax fraud as well as being a sexual abuser

Congratulations Donald Trump, you are now “The Biggest Loser”

Someone was smiling on Tuesday night

The man was ahead with no one in sight

You see he was winning the race and was number one

In fact early Wednesday morning he was declaring that he had won

He believed he was the champion and he couldn’t ask for more

He beamed ear to ear as he looked at his score

I guess he didn’t realize he was at the beginning of a marathon run

Declaring himself as a winner was jumping the gun

So many more ballots to be counted just didn’t seem right

His next appearance wouldn’t occur until Thursday night

He got in front of the world and pleaded his case

Throwing out so many conspiracies, a total disgrace

He wasn’t happy and wanted all the counting to come to an end

You see this President was at the beginning of a downward trend

The first votes that were counted were from the actual election day

The absentee and mail in voting was set out of the way

So his loyal followers listened to his sage advice and voted in person

That’s why what started so right would just slowly worsen

He had all he needed on Tuesday and once again broken the blue wall

But look Mr. President you have to count them all

This election is dragging out and is now in day four

I really don’t know if I can take any more

It seems like a bad habit and I just can’t seem to kick it

Imagine what it’s like for the candidates who have their name on the ticket

I know I was worried when I saw how much Trump was in the lead

I honestly thought it wouldn’t be long before Biden would concede

Now it’s Friday and things are going Joe’s way

It started last evening and it’s continuing today

They are now tabulating the votes that were once set aside

Donald sure must not be enjoying this ride

Turned on the television and couldn’t believe it was true

The States that were once red are now solid blue

Biden now has enough to win the big prize

After watching so long I’ve come to realize

Everything looks great and perhaps Trump won’t be able to defend

I’m hoping things stay the way they are until the bitter end

I am composing this poem on Sunday November first to be precise

As I look out my window, the weather isn’t at all nice

I thought I would take advantage of that extra hour that we gained overnight

Use this extra time to sit down and write

Last night was Halloween and we put some treats out

Due to the virus there were not that many children about

After much debating we cancelled it all before it could start

But it turned out yesterday at noon we both had a change of heart

So my wife and I proceeded to decorate for this event

When we looked at the results it was time that was well spent

I really can’t take any credit because it was all her call

By the end of the evening we only had about ten kids in all

Once the last child left, she took everything in

Then we stowed them in the basement in their special bin

So now I’ve had some cereal and am sipping on my cup of tea

There’s nothing on television right now that I wish to see

Not so much on this morning but in the afternoon I certainly will

I have an appointment at one pm to watch my Buffalo Bills

Football is the only sport we can watch it would appear

Baseball is over and the NHL doesn’t start until next year

The NFL has had their share of  problems but so far so good

They have a long ways to go, so they are not out of the woods

The Superbowl is now so far away

Will they crown a champion? It’s hard to say

So last evening was supposed to be our night of fright

We all know that this will be happening on Tuesday night

That’s when the American’s election will be on full display

Who’s going to win it all? It’s hard to say

Biden has the edge if you are to  believe in the polls

Trump is not buying into it and thinks they’re on a roll

Remember the last one when Hillary was supposed to have ascended

You shouldn’t need to be reminded how it finally ended

I’m just hoping that Biden will be declared a winner before I head to bed

But I will probably be too excited to sleep knowing that Trump’s reign is dead

It would be so nice to live without Donald around

Regaining the feeling of being safe and sound

Knowing that Biden will tackle the virus just like we heard him say

Let the experts tackle this pandemic and not get in the way

The only reason this can come about

If the Americans are smart enough to boot Donald out

I’ve put my clock back one hour now that my poem is done

As I look at the time, I finished this entry before it begun

You think you have a case of the Monday morning blues?

Guess what was the first thing both of us decided what to do?

Woke up after eight o’clock which for me is somewhat late

My wife and I already made arrangements for this particular date

There was still snow on the ground from the night before

Which somehow seemed so appropriate for what we had in store

This has been a regiment that we have chosen to adhere

It’s a ritual we perform each and every year

The time was actually ten to eleven when we would be seen

This was allotted to us to get our annual flu vaccine

We made our appointments conveniently done online

After having these injections, we both are feeling fine

In our particular demographic, this year, it is all the rage

Something that most of us participate in when we reach a certain age

I am not a golden ager but I admit I am knocking at the door

Because of my particular health issues, I’ve been doing this ten years or more

Over all this time, I heed to my doctor’s instructions and do everything he has said

Who knows what the future has in store for us in the years ahead?

So I am determined to do what’s best for me and stick to this plan

As far as my longevity goes, I will do everything I can

Especially during this pandemic which is powering up once again

You have heard all the procedures, there should be no need to explain

So it only comes as common sense to help prevent the spread

How come so many choose to defy all the solutions instead?

Intent on staying in denial, going on with their lives without any real concern

Disregarding all the experts and ignoring everything that they warn

Choosing not to oblige and simply refusing to wear a mask

Their unwillingness to be receptive to this simple task

Now the experts are telling us we are in the second wave

The more that we cooperate, the more lives we will save

The cases are piling up, the numbers are getting high

Through all this stupidity, so many more will die

I am doing everything I can to stay alive upon this earth

Obviously others don’t value what a life is worth

I am fortunate that I am relatively healthy and actually I feel great

What about our senior folks who are frail and are forced to sit in wait?

Confined indoors hoping they outlast this outbreak

Knowing that their own existence is truly what’s at stake

Enduring this long winter, they will endeavor to stay alive

To receive an inoculation if  they are able to survive

Try to be compassionate and put yourself in their place

Maybe by doing this, the policies you will begin to embrace

We will never eliminate this virus if we can’t collaborate as a whole

It’s time to have some cohesiveness so we can achieve this final goal

The autumn colour’s brilliance is slowly wearing thin

The leaves on most of the trees have gone so winter will soon begin

The maple in our front lawn looked so spectacular again this year

Now it just sits so alone and naked since it’s foliage has disappeared

All that’s left are a few stragglers that are blowing in the breeze

They are so persistent in staying while the rest abandoned it with ease

The canopy is gone and I can’t recall when the first leaf fell

But with every one that dropped we became more exposed as well

The shade that it provides keeps us hidden in its summer green

Situated in front of our picture window we remain unseen

There we are free to sit and eat our meals without being seen at all

It in turn keeps the house cool until we get into the fall

As the days get shorter, the sun beams into the house each and everyday

Thanks to mother nature, there is nothing left to block the rays

On those cold winter days we receive the maximum light she can provide

This way we are able to bask in it while staying warm inside

I look into its barren branches and I see an abandoned nest

Left behind from a family of robins that were our summer guests

It’s amazing that it is still intact though it seems so fragile sitting there

Months ago it was so obscured and now is unprotected now that everything is bare

I see the whole neighbourhood now when I look through this glass

Then come to the realization of how quickly this spring and summer have passed

It seems like just a few weeks ago when the crocuses where in their prime

It’s really hard to fathom that we have gone through all that time

I remember being able to count all the blossoms on our young apple tree

Now we are right in the middle of October, how can that possibly be?

I remember our first robin digging for worms on our front lawn

Some of them are still around but most of them have gone

The early morning chorus has deafened altogether

Just another indication of the changing weather

There are really no sounds emanating from any songbird’s mouth

All I hear are the honks from geese who are now all heading south

The degrees are dropping and the furnace has kicked in overnight

These nice warm days we are having will soon be out of sight

We might find ourselves lucky and get a few of them here and there

The fact that winter will soon be coming makes us all aware

So every morning I will open up our curtains and take in our panoramic view

Then look at the thermometer and decide what I shall do

Follow this pattern daily and see what it will bring

Continue it throughout the winter in hopes for an early spring