Yes, I have finally written a new song this year. A friend has been writing some topical songs, so I thought I could do one. This was influenced by our recent weather. The media like to give names to things and someone named it 'The Beast from the East' as the cold winds were coming from Siberia.

This will be entered in the Steemit Open Mic contest run by Hive account@luzcypher and sponsored by Hive account@pfunk. I've entered about 40 of them and I'm trying to do something every week now.

Beast from the East

We always dream of a white Christmas,
but we hardly ever get snow
That cold white stuff is pretty rare around here
Which is good if you’ve got somewhere to go

The smallest hint of snow brings the roads to a halt
And half of the schools have to shut
We’d rather stay at home and let the kids play outside
Than take a long slow trip that does your nut

But then the Beast from the East descended on us
And the country turned to white
You wake up to find your car covered up
As it dumped a fresh load overnight

Those tough folk in other countries
Probably laugh off their thermal socks
At the fuss we make over a few inches
That bring the whole damn thing to a stop

Guys who bought some fancy outdoor gear
Are all looking pretty smug
But when you slip on your arse by at the railway station
You really look a bit of a mug

But then the Beast from the East descended on us
And the country turned to white
I wish that spring would get a move on
Cos I’m already sick of this shite

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