(poem for a new year)
blessedly
empty calendar
pages stretch
before you
seemingly
endless time
categorized
in small boxes
and you
resolve again
to fill the boxes
thoughtfully
with more wanna
than hafta
more smiles
than grumbles
shorten the
to do list
unburden
the 365
days ahead
that you can
easily overfill
because you
are not
guaranteed
that number
any number
of days
of breaths
because the
date of your
eventual
passing is
not marked
on a particular
box
because all
we need
to do now
is smile
sincerely
say thank you
sincerely
feel the pulse
of this new
day that
beats within
and
breathe
Güd wrtr 
New Year’s gift!
Thanks, Hil! You got to hear it fresh outta the egg, just after it was hatched. Much appreciated!
Nice.
Thank you, Mr. Wiley. Miss you!
There are so much to think, so much to do, so many blessings, so little time, but always time to say thank you. Thank You!
Thank YOU, Ms. Connie, for your kind comments and wonderfully thoughtful Christmas teas and spiffy tea strainer/holder. You’re the best!
Lovely.
Love, Mom
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Thanks, Ma… I love that you’re my original (and therefore) longest-running fan!
Perfect poem for the new year. Thank you!
Thanks, Linda T.!
.just breathe…..lovely poem to start 2016!! Thanks Jan
Damn. You are so gifted. Making a word demiglace. I wish for you a year full of more smiles and no grumbles and lots of visits up north
Great Jan! Succinctly written!
We enjoyed! Carol Egan
Thanks, Carol! It’s lovely having readers in Illinois!