SCOTIA’S TRIAL

(May be sung to the tune of GILLIGAN’S ISLE)

 Our Scotia Village Retirement Community had a poetry contest recently.  After a week at the beach Doug and I were quarantined to our villa for two weeks.  So with time on our hands, he worked in the yard and I wrote this poem.  It won FIRST PLACE.  My prize was a golden roll of toilet paper, now proudly displayed in our curio cabinet.  It could become one of the most valuable pieces in our collection!

        

SCOTIA’S TRIAL

(May be sung to the tune of GILLIGAN’S ISLE)

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale

A tale of a special place

Called Scotia Village standing proud

With challenges to face.

With challenges to face.

Our leader was a mighty man

Named Allen brave and sure

His residents and staff had plans

To keep us all secure.

To keep us all secure.

We must adjust, save gas and reach

For one more magazine.

Protection for our friends now means

Remain in quarantine!

Remain in quarantine!

The virus started getting rough

Our neighborhood was tossed.

If not for the courage of the fearless crew

All Scotia would be lost!

All Scotia would be lost!

The grocery shelves were running low

On toilet paper first.

Then food became a premium.

The battle’s getting worse!

The battle’s getting worse!

But Ken and Steve with mighty staff

Provided meals to go.

We even got our ice cream treats

Delivered like a show!

Delivered like a show!

Then Ellen led our exercise

From driveways one and all.

Just bring your 2 tin cans and come.

Be careful not to fall!

Be careful not to fall!

We’ll get through this 6 feet apart

If everyone complies.

Trust God, He’ll meet our every need.

Through saints He still supplies!

Through saints He still supplies!

HERE AT SCOTIA VILLAGE!