Make first attempt to add a meta description using the_excerpt()

        <meta charset="<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>" />

        <meta name="copyright" content="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>" />

        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />

        <meta name="description" content="<?php the_excerpt(); ?>" />

        <?php wp_head(); ?>

    </head>