Twas the Night Before New Year’s 2020

An exerpt from George Stephenson's 2020 New Year Poem “Sani Claus” Illustration by Matt Kehler Twas the Night Before New Year’s 2020 ‘Twas the weeks before New Year when all through our land Parties of three had been summarily banned Our PPE hung by the chimney with care In hopes that a New Year would soon be there. Memories of the past all danced in our heads A repeat, a promise of hope torn to shreds Mamma in her face mask tied to her cap Had just settled in .... Read the rest of the poem here "Now, VIRUS! now, LOCKDOWN! now PLEXIGLASS and ZOOM On COVID! on CASES! on CORONA! and DOOM! To the top of your ‘search’ through summer and fall Slash away, slash away, slash away all." - George Stephenson — Originally published in the December 2020 issue of The Manitoba Teacher (PDF pages 20 and 21) Thanks For Visiting