How I wish the world was more quiet

I really hate all this hurly-burly

Too many folk are chattering

Some of them getting quite surly

 

Next door's lawn mower's buzzing

Birds twitter like a string quartet

My dog is howling at the postman

Soon I'll strangle that damned pet

 

Someone's hoovering fit to bust overhead

Pop music is screeching somewhere

Today even typewriter keys annoy me

The doorbell is more than I can bear

 

Its not a surgical mask we need but a gag

In a crisis like this opinions hum like crazy

Will seven billion tongues ever cease to wag?

Is it just mine that wants to be lazy?

 

Yes, this pandemic is clearly getting to me

My nerves are skating on thin ice

I've snapped at my wife for no reason

She's locked me out of the bedroom twice

 

Best to calm down, take a few deep breaths

Learn to be mindful about our plight

Get a sense of proportion about things

Be humble, we dont have second sight

 

I should follow the example of my neighbour

Calm Jill's eighty and ever so brave

She says however bad things seem just now

Remember we're a long time in the grave