A welcome dose
of happiness
for the country

(someone says
waxing on we are
all patriotic we are
in the national colours)

A welcome dose
too much gloom
and doom too

A welcome dose
just a dose
nothing more

A brief respite
A little break
A breather
A band-aid

for the moment
forget your troubles
and dance

for the moment
forget the junk
and dance

(with apologies to
that happy reggae man
he of many offspring)

Then it’s back
to the usual
business

as usual