And how are ye puttin’ in yer day
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And how do you put in your day
She asked me most sincerely
I stilled my thoughts and said
Very well – truth be told
My sons visit me regularly
Guard me like a fine work of art
Outside not inside new house rule
Nieces and nephews facetime me
The new me
Video chats and Social Media
Some days I pull on my shoes
And social distance in number 8
Now they even have a chair for me
Strategically place at the garden gate
Or tae-in-me – hand – when desperation sets in
Box sets now the new social norm
Late night viewing habit forming
And to my ecstatic delight
The VHS that took up space
Under the television set for many years
Fixed in a jiffy by my handy son
Gives me hours of endless craic
Watching old video tapes
Us makin’ eejits of ourselves
Packed cheek-to-jowl in my mother’s house
Sons, daughters, grandkids, in-laws,
Outlaws and the neighbours ‘n’ all
A Welcome Home Party in ‘87 for my sister Kathleen
So, as they say in Donegal
I’m puttin’ the time in rightly
And
Lookin’ forward to seeing’ you, unmasked
When we can smile
Not just with our eyes
Chat and socialise over coffee or wine
Or whatever takes our fancy
What do you say to that?
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