Another New Year

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Last line partially a credit to Shakespeare Search of quotations; from "More stronger to direct you than yourself, " (from) King Henry VIII: I, i

Another New Year

What can I say of New Year rhymes,
That's not been said a thousand times?
The new years come, the old years go,
I know we score, but we dream for more.
Rise up laughing with the light,
Lie down weeping in the night.

 

Hug the world until it stings,
Or ‘til it pains, then and sigh for wings.
We live, we love, we woo, we wed,
We hide our pride, we bury our dead.
We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,
That's the burden of another year.

 


So sing, young hearts all full of cheer,
With ne'er a thought of sorrow near;
The old is out, but the young’s in
Come merrily tomorrow my friend.

 

I challenge you a new resolution.
Just be yourself avoid evolution.
To be one’s self there’s no substitution
Nor the need for further absolution,
Wrap your arms around your chest
Hug the one you love the best.
No one is stronger to direct you than yourself.

 

 

© Copyright CatsMeow, December 28, 2009

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devaamido commented on Another New Year

02-15-2010

I really like this poem. It's straight up honest (It's an indication of courage not to indulge in Polyannaish nonsense these days)! I hear you & I'm with you. Seems like a 10 to me

CatsMeow

02/15/2010

Hi devaamido, gee thanks so much. I have been too busy to read or write lately. I always appreciate feedback. Glad you liked it.

Merlyn commented on Another New Year

12-30-2009

The world is soooo much more.... than you. I pray you reach out for it. Please hear Nicole Nordeman on Youtube. What If you're wrong?

CatsMeow

12/31/2009

Life in and of it self is derogatory and only a dress rehearsal. "Not much point in looking at the pass unless we learn from it. Compared other poets only to their own lives?"

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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