Pondering the New Year

Time ticks on the clock

old-year pass-ing

Res-o lu-tions

Remember, as a child, when that seemed so important?

Some of us had old traditions

Things to eat, resolutions to make

Singing Auld Lang Syne

After a midnight kiss

Welcoming in a new year, bright and shiny

Flawless sheet of paper

To write our lives on.

Resolutions

Promises made to ourselves to improve 

Broken within a week of making

Made to impress our friends and neighbors

High toned vows we hope will lead

To awe and respect as others hear

Our strongly worded dreams

That we do not believe ourselves

For if we did, they would not repeat

Year after year, decade after decade

Never followed through

As time ticks on the clock

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed reading this. There are really so many ways to improve our natures that if we actually stuck to our resolutions we could not possibly run out of improvements in one short lifetime. I believe we should never stop trying, regardless. This year I've resolved not to be so cynical and sarcastic. I'm hoping to cut my snide remarks by half. (laughing) Here's to keeping the promises we make to improve ourselves, whatever they may be.