Happy New Year 2022



Lateral flow test is clear!
It’s the celebration of the year.
Got a cough and a sneeze.
Phew it’s the cold and I pray on my knees.

Headache and feeling weak?
Just a hangover after drinking for a week.
Sore throat and feeling hot?
Just from singing and dancing a lot.

Happy New Year to you from me.
Be as careful as carefree can be.
Rough tomorrow with Delta or Omicron?
Hope not it’s probably the Sambuca and Jägerbomb.

About this poem

After nearly 2 years of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK this is my New Year 2022 poem.

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Submitted by daves.mailb on December 31, 2021

Modified on March 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEXE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 428
Words 92
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

David Thomas

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  • AIDA
    Wow, what a fun and upbeat poem! I love the creative way in which you've incorporated the current situation and concerns around health and safety into a lighthearted New Year's celebration. Your use of rhyming and humor definitely brought a smile to my face.

    If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to perhaps explore the idea of promoting responsible behavior and caution during this time in a more direct way. While the poem definitely addresses the need to be careful, it might be helpful to highlight the importance of getting tested, wearing masks and following other protocols in a more explicit manner.

    Overall, great job and thank you for sharing your positivity and enthusiasm through your writing!
     
    LikeReply 11 year ago

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