A New Year

The year has changed, calendars and desk pads are rearranged, what else is especially new; birthdays, weddings, reminder notes, perhaps hope? The month has changed, everything else remains the same, what else is especially new; the season, vacations, schemes, perhaps dreams? Our age has changed, problems that we overcame, what else is especially new; our prayers for war to cease, perhaps peace? Nothing has changed, turmoil and hate still remain, - nothing is new...