I Opened my eyes, up with the lark.
It’s a good day for a walk in the park
No one is up, so I’m on my own
I think I’ll feed the ducks and the swans
The leaves are falling so it’s rather slippy
The wind is fair blowing and it’s very nippy
Dog walkers out with man’s best friend
Picking up dog mess again and again
I see a young fox bounding through the grass
Its mother ahead, running rather fast
Wait for me its distressed howl shouts
The vixen hears the cry and she turns around
Mother and pup are reunited
The pup is ecstatic and no longer frightened
As I place my arse on the sacred seat
Made famous by the old yins on BBC
I admire the view of the flowers and bushes
And the fly over busy with the cars that are rushing
To work, mostly nurses and doctors I bet
Fighting covid each day, while the rest of us wait
For a cure, a vaccine, or recovery from this,
The ‘rona’, the lurgy that seems to persist
Even when we are negative, it just will not go
‘We’re knackered, exhausted’ you’ll hear people moan
‘I just want to sleep and stay in my bed’
What a shit year 2020 has been
Our loved ones dying alone and it seems
There’s no end to this nightmare that’s lasted all year
So take pleasure in all that is good in your own little life
Talk things over and try to avoid any strife
With your children, co-workers and friends
Look out for each other 'til this nightmare ends.