'Twas The Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas and throughout the world

Very little was moving 'cause life was on hold

For this year alone we all witnessed you see

A global pandemic for which was no key

The year started well with a new team in place

That will manage our exit from Europe with grace

But with 12 months to go was it ever enough

We all surely knew that this road would be tough

But it didn't take long, we were caught in a spell

Came Covid 19 like a bat out of hell

Over oceans and lands it spread it's vast wings

And no one foresaw the chaos it brings

So government lockdowns, infrequent and rare

Were all put in place and we thought it not fair

Stay at home, wash your hands or at least wear a mask

Surely it couldn't be too much to ask

So we stand here on earth and look up to the skies

So little pollution and we now see with fresh eyes

And earth that we once took for granted and ours

Needs cared for and tended and not left with our scars

Some hero's will come and some hero's will go

But this year there are new hero's on show

As they manned the front line and kept us alive

Diverse as they are they all helped us survive

There are doctors and nurses who held the front line

Shopkeepers and truckers their efforts divine

So let's not forget the time that they spent

They kept the wheels turning, all heaven sent

And the world that we know, so greedy and mean

Comes together for once as we need a vaccine

To help and protect and to keep us from ill

We need all the chemists, their knowledge and skill

So that brings me back to this Christmas Eve

And gives me some courage 'cause I truly believe

That despite all the years and despite all the doubt

That white bearded man will be out and about

So as darkness falls and the house grows so still

We can sit, feel helpless, feel the cold and the chill

But let's sit in the quiet and let's open our mind

And think of the world and all of mankind

'Cause it's not just us who have had all this pain

The whole of the world has been under such strain

So let us live on with great hope in our heart

That when morning comes we'll have gifts to impart

And then let us think that it's not just for one day

And along with those reindeers pulling that sleigh

As Nicholas smiles and stops at each home tonight

He will leave us all something to help in this fight

If we want to survive and be happy and free

Then we need to take care of each other you see

And now as I draw all these thoughts to a close

I see there's a deal just announced, but who knows

As the talks and the arguments come to an end

That GB and Europe will once more be friends

So maybe it's true, could he really exist

The tosses, the turns and all the wee twists

So now I will stop and I'll take a slight pause

"Cause it's his night you see, Thanks Santa Claus