Tagged: new year
the lunar new year
the lunar new year
comes and goes, from tiger to
rabbit, leapfrogging
.
20230122:1831
y
waiting in the wings,
waiting in the wings,
the new year chants a mantra,
ready to sparkle
.
20221231:1856
y
do not pack these last
do not pack these last
few days of the year too tightly
nor too loosely, but
evenly so that the new
year is a mere balancing act
.
20221226:1702
y
on the second
on the second
weekend of the new
year, the christmas
spruce met
its maker, after
a short journey
on our garden
wagon to the
city park’s
mulchfest –
chipping saturday
.
20220108:1808
y
the new year begins
the new year begins
to look like the year before
and the year before
that – even the guests in our
backyard appear to lose the scent
.
20220104:2015
y
everyone’s running
everyone’s running
out of time –
the first of a brand
new year comes
a knocking,
surprising us all
.
20220101:1128
y
yes, january
yes, january
can camouflage with the best
of them, disguising
its appearance to blend in with
what we hope will be a new year
.
20210113:1949
y
by week two, we are
by week two, we are
begging
for less excitement,
waiting
to be buried
under a
weighted blanket,
to drown
in a couple
more months of hot
chocolate
.
20210111:2047
y
less than a week in,
less than a week in,
and our bodies are already
heavy, no, even
heavier, holding it to-
gether, for this many more days
.
20210107:2012
y
on the first day of
on the first day of
the new year, time together
is a state of mind
.
20210101:1554
y
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