Ba Humbug
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Written, December 17, 2023
For The Contest: Funny New Year Resolutions For 2024
Sponsor, Constance La France
~1st Place~
Come soon, at the end of this year,
the new one will follow- with drear
for promises to
change things I will do;
resolve to step up brings on fear!
It seems this is doomed to work out!
I make my list- then, with no doubt
a month may go by
with changes, comply-
but soon after, know I will pout!
My promises all go astray!
I cling to my old standard way
of living my life
with peace and less strife;
my new resolutions soon fray!
As long as I do what I should
instead of now adding “I could.”
Keep doing my best
to meet my own test
not reach for the prize of sainthood!
Ba humbug to changing my thought
to fill a tradition not sought!
Resolve to stay me
like I'm meant to be
as my eighty-four years have wrought!
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2023
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