Got a Christmas card the other day,
damn near a month after Christmas,
but I got it all the same. Sorry I’ve
been out of touch it read.
I hope you’re well, comfortable and
satisfied. I worry for my American
friends and family in your COVID
Crisis.
We’re doing very well here in OZ.
I ran through my checklist to affirm
how I was doing—No COVID for me
and my family.
Other than that, given the usual
aches and pain which come part
and parcel with old age, it does
no good to complain.
It was a simple card with an
illustrated Dove of Peace, an
olive branch in its beak, encir-
cled by an olive branch wreath.
I began to wonder how my friend
was doing? Is she well, comfortable
and satisfied? Apparently I needn’t
worry about her and COVID.
I’m supposing they don’t get pan-
demics where she lives in OZ. They
had a wicked witch once who raised
a bit of hell, but she died.
I began to understand why it took so
long to get her card. OZ is a good dis-
tance away. I had moved several times
since I last saw her. How she got my
address beats the bejesus out of me.
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Chris Hanch 1-24-2021
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