Come New Years Eve 2021

Come New Yeear’s Eve 2021 ———————————————————— A bagpiper parades on a street Where no one sees, but hearing the music as in the sunlit-shadowed tracks of fallen heroes, fighters, givers, who wore the colors of hard weeks; And, all media run in repeated reels of what (is thought) the reality we had — a dabbling, a tableau at last rumbling on into memories. I saw tonight’s Red-violet dusk hang last across The horizon, a hinted orange sash, Tying closed not just the sky’s Blue time, but a last falling dusk on this eve, like cleaning The chimney of all its ash; as we’ll Anticipate church bells will ring; And, all over, people shall share best wishes, singing the “auld” songs with toasts To things New — To the one mid-night of them all Coming — Holding Hope — While for only a few hours that seem Lost in their waiting… Then, Voices begin to cheer… Once again Chancing to tuck dreams Tightly into hearts,We’re glad to go beyond what is gone…. So very glad… This year a’hush in winter, passes, ————————————————————————————————— (c) sally young Eslinger 12/31/21 Happy New Year, dear PoetrySoup friends! xoxo Bewell