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Come New Years Eve 2021

Come New Yeear’s Eve 2021
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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,

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(c) sally young Eslinger 12/31/21
Happy New Year, dear PoetrySoup friends!  xoxo Bewell

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Connie Marcum Wong Date: 1/14/2022 9:58:00 AM Your lovely poem emotes both hope with the poignancy of the past. You have a unique way of expressing what is difficult for most to articulate Sally. This poem is wonderfully expressed. I hope your new year was a memorable one. Best wishes for the coming year. Blessings xxoo Login to Reply

Quoth Theraven Date: 1/3/2022 8:35:00 PM Sally, 'I saw tonight’s ~~ Red-violet dusk hang last across ~~ The horizon, a hinted orange sash' Let the bells ring for you, for yours, for the whole world. This winter, may well be long, though still see us through to a spring in warmth, renewed splendor in the sun. May the lord bless you and yours. -Richard Login to Reply