Hug Store

25/11/2020

In the beginning was a Hug;
and the evening and the morning were very good;

And behold! there came forth many hugs;
numberless as the stars in the heavens;

And behold! they brought much brightness and joy;

And then came forth 2020;
when darkness descended and, from this time forth;

Hugs were thus necessarily ‘rested;’

As of an actor’s demoralised resting;
awaiting that elusive new ray of hope;

And behold! it was not very good;

And suddenly there arose the mighty Zoom;
thus it came to pass, there was created;

the Virtual Hug;

And lo! the evening and the morning;
were not quite so good;

But behold! there was created a holy Hug Store;
of sufficient dimension to hold all hug desires;

Until such time would come to pass;
when all could gather in and celebrate;

A day of safe delivery from present danger;

A universal Day of Thanksgiving;
where all stored hugs could be released;

And once more shared abroad;
in an abundance of bountiful joy;

Yet God, for now, had no time to rest;

for behold! God said, Be Patient,
Keep Washing Your Hands;

Give Thanks for Soap and Running Water;
and for Timeless Reflections in the Still Waters.