We started the year carrying such great fear,
So many folk needing to don firefighting gear.
Prescious lives were lost amid the cruel fire,
Wildfires wreak havoc on the already dire.

Then out of the flames, love and giving arise,
Many dig deep in their pocket amid the demise.
Selfless firefighters thanked for work via songs,
Turning away from the any governing wrongs.

When in the background away from our soil,
In a distant setting, a virus comes to the boil.
It becomes very serious, they are all locked up!
Nothing in or out, but too late, it will erupt.

Travelling via people on planes and on ships,
So many laughing and enjoying their last trips.
But alas, soon laughter gives way to our fears,
Once again we are worried and brought to tears.

This virus catches up to most every world shore,
No matter your status, the rich and the poor.
Become infected with this Russian Roulette,
Who will survive this, but who will it get?

We pray for our future as this Covid unfolds,
So much sickness that dear lives will be sold.
The Doctors and Nurses fighting for our lives,
Most will recover but so many won't survive.

We must look to our future after all this is done,
Our brave new world won't resemble the old one.
Move forward we must, with plans at the ready,
We will hold hands together, strong and steady.