COVID Gone!

 

 

I dreamt that COVID had gone

And mask wearing was no more,

In a rush I got dressed

And hurried to the church door.

 

I had not darkened a church door

In exactly two years,

Just imagine the enquiring stares

When I suddenly appeared.

 

Everybody was rejoicing

That the dreaded COVID had gone

And there were smiles and hugs

Coming from everyone.

 

There were no more distinctions

Among the hundred strong

And everyone promised the other

They would try to get along.

 

No more fretting and complaining

COVID fallout was too hard,

Now that we were back together

We’d all start with a clean card.

 

 

No mask to impede our singing

Or need for physical distancing

Hence, we bundled ourselves together

And great was the rejoicing.

 

Some were bedecked in suits

Others in a casual shirt and pants,

The attire of the women also varied

But worship was enhanced.

 

The platform seemed a little nearer

And not nearly as high as before

And it was no different from the pew

All the way down to the door.

 

There was such wonderful accord

And the fellowship was sweet

And we listened intently to the Word

Despite the horrid heat.

 

 

COVID had left some scars

But many a lesson was learned,

We cherished the moments spent together

And each handshake was firm.

 

It began to feel like heaven

As we basked in the Spirit of Christ

And while we knew it was not heaven

The experience felt quite nice.

 

This dream was not an actual dream

But what I dream would happen

And the sooner COVID-19 disappear

The sooner my heart will be gladdened.

 

Stewart Russell © August 18, 2021