January 1, 2008
A new year begins as a quiet dark morning
flirting with wet snow and freezing rain
No hangover, thankfully
More expectation than regret, thankfully
No fireworks ending the old year
No need even for a sharp demarcation
between old and new, or
what was and will be
Yet, so many subtle memories, wishes, dreams
The first day of a new January
No fanfare, frenzy, or even football
The finale of a wonderful holiday season
filled with joyous sounds, familiar loved faces
bright lights, much giving and receiving
Today, one for inwardness…
a cut below the skin, probing something deeper
Cherishing last year’s gems
Some looking ahead, pondering possibilities, and
thinking beyond myself
It’s true…time flies as we grow older
So it seems in my harried, hassled, overworked life
which miraculously finds more joy than sorrow
more pleasure than pain, and
a nice balance between meaning and happiness
So, on this New Year’s Day…
no maudlin reflections
no arcane promises
no pretentious claims
Simply a new beginning with hope
Poetic Alchemist 
Anne” Thanks. My guess is that many people feel this way about both new year and life. Wishing you the best.
This poem just epitomises my thoughts on the new year. Reading it gave me that wonderful feeling of discovering someone having translated that exact whim of your brain into words.
Entropy: Thanks. Glad you found some zen in this poem.
Hayden: Thanks and Happy New Year to you as well.
Kai: Congratulations. I am very happy for you!
ZEN like simplicity of words & expression..
Calm !!
Best wishes for the new year, Don!
Happy new year! enjoy this poem.
p.s. i have been published in two online magazines.
i am very proud of myself…..see the note n my blog
Thanks to Polona, Dan, Tim, Paul, Quasar, Trinitystar and Nasra for your comments and well wishes for 2008. They are much appreciated.
Paul, I will look into the issue. The issue I think is that I use my Blogger acct to log in to your site and others on Blogger and that carries you to Conscious Living. My new site is on WordPress and so the Blogger profile and link do not direct users to non-Blogger sites.
Happy New Year everyone!
As a fellow wordpress user, my wordpress login will have to do. But for the record, Don, this is Tao1776 aka Tim.
I just wanted to stop by and wish you greatness of being for the coming year and beyond. Always appreciate your words for as we all know, “most poems are hymns of praise for the glory of life.” And as This Being Human…..we need more praise and less fodder.
Blessings,
Tim
YES!
Don, Happy New Year to you too.
FYI, on your profile, if you click on the title to this blog, it still goes to your old one.
Hi Don,
may the New Year be filled with joy, fun & much Sun.
Wirh best wishes & warm smiles flowing your way thru the night & day.
As always Don a Wizard with words
favourite and a lines and relating to myself is
Cherishing last year’s gems
Some looking ahead, pondering possibilities, and
thinking beyond myself
My new year kind of slipped in … without any fuss, without the burntout fireworks that fizzled and died in the distance. It came with fresh thoughts and possibilties as you wrote. Great piece.
Happy New Year Don
Last few months I have been occupying myself on a project for Saving the Bees Which I shall post sometime in the new year.
Hugs for you
Regards.
How true …I wathed the sunlight spread it rays while morning shined with smile… I was content, to greet the day in sunshine while Im heading to work …
how wonderfully said… just the way it should be.