By Tim Niles, Safe Food Training Lead Trainer and Poet Laureate
It’s late in December
Santa is loading his slay
But he is still concerned
COVID will ruin the day
This crazy year
Has come with a twist
Santa had to create
A much different list
Daily COVID testing
For both Santa and elves
Has disrupted the supply chain
For stocking the shelves
The reindeer are practicing
Takeoffs and landings
But they are all wearing masks
And it has proved quite demanding
If we run into fog
While pulling the sleigh
A mask covered Rudolph
Will not save the day
And entering countries
Is getting quite hard
Some want a negative test
And a vaccination card
All of the rituals
Are getting too weird
You try to eat cookies
Through a mask covered beard
How about the mistletoe
A cherished tradition…
It’s just not quite the same
With a plastic partition
Being dressed up in a mall
With a child in my lap
Has been replaced with a Zoom call
Where I look like crap
With the polar ice cap
That is currently cracking
I should skip the whole thing
And get started packing
But just when you think
That Santa might quit
Mrs. Claus rescues the day
By throwing a fit
Think of the kids
And all they’ve been through
They all had to adapt
And be flexible too
So eat a big dinner
And get on the suit
Or else your behind
Will find my foot with a boot
Santa came to his senses
Put a smile on his face
And let his kindness make the world
A much better place
The presents are coming
So no need to fret
But with backorders everywhere
You’ll get what you get
So enjoy all you can
With no more complaining
Happy Holiday to you all
From Safe Food Training