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Is it the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

November 29, 2021
By SummerRose GOLD, St. Paul, Minnesota
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SummerRose GOLD, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
“Supposing there was no intelligence behind the universe, no creative mind. In that case, nobody designed my brain for the purpose of thinking. It is merely that when the atoms inside my skull happen, for physical or chemical reasons, to arrange themselves in a certain way, this gives me, as a by-product, the sensation I call thought. But, if so, how can I trust my own thinking to be true? It's like upsetting a milk jug and hoping that the way it splashes itself will give you a map of London. But if I can't trust my own thinking, of course I can't trust the arguments leading to Atheism, and therefore have no reason to be an Atheist, or anything else. Unless I believe in God, I cannot believe in thought: so I can never use thought to disbelieve in God.”

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Sung to the tune of: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 

It's the most distressing time of the year

With the doctors all quelling

And everyone telling you do not come near

It's the most sensible time to fear

 

It's the nast-nastiest season of all

With those crude six-foot spacings and flippant face casings

No friends to “hey y’all!”

It's the drear-dreariest season of all

 

There'll be notices posted

‘Bout riots & votings

And rumors of ward overflows

There'll be bad COVID cases

Vaccine making races

Zoom meetings that bring us much woe

 

It's the most distressing time of the year

There'll be much frantic buying

And people all trying

To grab the TP

It's the most stressful time of the year

“We’re not really boasting

But we’re good at roasting

 

People who won’t take our vaccines”

“Fauci’s acting like the Tories

Please stop telling stories

You’re doin’ it for all ‘o the dough!”

 

It's the most depressing time of the year

There'll be much things forgoing

And people not knowing how things really appear

It's the most distressing time

Yes, the most depressing time

Oh, the most confusing time

Of the year

© Grace W., St. Paul, Minnesota

The author's comments:

This ballad is a parody on the lyrics of It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It started out as a writing assignment, but I just kept going. I hope you can relate and appreciate a comical summary of our past year. Enjoy!

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Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 10 2022 at 12:20 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

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I like this more than the original song...You'll be really successful as a song writer...☆☆☆
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Dec. 20 2021 at 10:52 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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Oh I should have known it was Lewis, it sounded like him...your welcome. :)
SummerRose GOLD said...
on Dec. 20 2021 at 7:27 pm
SummerRose GOLD, St. Paul, Minnesota
11 articles 4 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Supposing there was no intelligence behind the universe, no creative mind. In that case, nobody designed my brain for the purpose of thinking. It is merely that when the atoms inside my skull happen, for physical or chemical reasons, to arrange themselves in a certain way, this gives me, as a by-product, the sensation I call thought. But, if so, how can I trust my own thinking to be true? It's like upsetting a milk jug and hoping that the way it splashes itself will give you a map of London. But if I can't trust my own thinking, of course I can't trust the arguments leading to Atheism, and therefore have no reason to be an Atheist, or anything else. Unless I believe in God, I cannot believe in thought: so I can never use thought to disbelieve in God.”

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Hi @Lydiaq thanks for the feedback on my poem! My personal quote is by C.S. Lewis. He wrote the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe series and many other books. He is such an inspirational writer and when i ran across this quote it really struck me with how profound it was. It's so interesting how he uses logic to prove God's existence which most people claim is contrary to logic. I hope that answers you're question, let me know if you have any more! :)
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Dec. 16 2021 at 10:05 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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That's sad but also funny at the same time...and what's with your personal quote? Seems complicated and cryptic to me.