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Happy New Year

Happy New Year 

H aving shelter and the means to keep ourselves 
A live doesn’t seem like much to ask, yet many
P eople strive just to pay the rent and somehow keep their
P oor kids fed.  Whatever can we say to those who
Y earn for just a bed? 

N ow I sit and wonder why we simply don’t 
E volve!  All the problems that exist, only 
W e can solve.

Y es, a New Year’s coming, and I hope we will 
E mploy helpfulness for those in need.  Let’s bring them love
A nd joy!  In this world of woe, we need to be a 
R ay of light, glowing, ever glowing though the world seem dark as night.

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/18/2019 2:48:00 PM

Real world problems! Not your typical Happy New Year...you chose to mention those others have forgotten and put into our ears the need for the human solution.

Cynthia Jones

Date: 4/13/2015 4:18:00 PM

Andrea, this is a fantastic Acrostic write. Truly enjoyed. Well done. :O) Keep up with the great work. Keep on penning. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful and creative talents with us. We all truly appreciate it. *S* Cynthia

Jon A Cavanaugh

Date: 11/11/2013 5:31:00 PM

Yes, This should be our New Years resolution. It's a beautiful and timely poem any time of the year. You are almost through reading all my poems. I afraid that I'm a long way off from getting to read all yours. But they are such enjoyable reads. Soup mail.

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 3/6/2013 9:56:00 PM

Dear Andrea, Happy New Year to YOU and YOURS. This is the most Beautiful Acrostic POEM I have read to date. It rivals those of Carol Brown I enjoy how the last word of each line Blends into the First word of the next line. The message so pertinent to the reader. I Bow to YOUR Laureatus Talent. With LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal Liege...Harry

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 2/5/2013 12:28:00 PM

This acrostic flowed nicely and gives such a wonderful and thoughtful message--I'm really liking some of these older poems. You have written so many! It's quite amazing. Always, Laura

Jack Horne

Date: 3/9/2012 3:32:00 PM

Beautiful sentiments indeed, Andrea

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/29/2012 5:37:00 AM

you know Andrea, your wish here, is possible, i believe sometimes, power is more important than even wealth, the fact that there is so much unemployment to me is man made, someone is pulling the strings, guess we are all puppets, anyhow, wonderful poiem, i'm going to try and read many more of your earlier ones, harry

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 1/14/2011 9:33:00 AM

A well said poem on how we should treat the new year and fellow man. Beautiful. Phyl

Kash Poet

Date: 1/9/2011 11:14:00 AM

Beautiful Acrostic!

Noel Villarosa

Date: 12/26/2010 2:43:00 AM

A very nice Acrostic for the phrase Happy New Year. Let there be a wonderful year ahead of us. (^_^) Noel.

James Peranteau

Date: 11/22/2010 5:38:00 PM

>>>or not ! Also, believe it or not; Acrostics, dating hundreds of years, have been done backwards to hide a message..ex.: hmm...I'll write one, and you decipher it ! My next write will be an Acrostic. Surely ! I am liking this poetry soup thingy Andrea, now that I've found an understanding collaborator ;) You have done a great job here, yet "for me", I am one of the sum, who don't grab the all caps thingy. Hey...see how it looks with one Andrea; you may never go back ! *smiles*, much love james

James Peranteau

Date: 11/22/2010 5:08:00 PM

Well dear poet...what a great write of awe !...And now, your critique...*smiles* And this is just my opinion...though felt by souls in the past. There is a thingy within the Acrostic poem many souls have overlooked. It's called: "null cipher"...when you hide those capitals using lower case letters. It's a simple thing; just to make the reader hunt, *winks* Of course, the first letter in each stanza (if you use stanza's) gets capitalized( there are 3 verse stanza's), but hey, it's just me !--->

Wilma Neels

Date: 9/10/2010 1:26:00 PM

A splended write Andrea, its still relevant today with people struggling even more to survive.. Hope your Friday is going great thus far.. Love Wilma

Ernilando Tugaff

Date: 3/13/2010 1:54:00 PM

Hello my friend, Happy New Year Too!. Congatz on this featured poetry. Ernilando

Constance La France

Date: 3/12/2010 7:08:00 AM

Congratulations on being featured this week... Constnce

Anna-Marie Docherty

Date: 3/12/2010 12:09:00 AM

Beautiful Andrea so well said...I wote poetry on these subject through December and January when everywhere you could see folks celebrating... Its a heartfelt issue of many mind... Well done on this deserved piece being featured this week, keep penning, kindest thoughts, Anna-Marie.

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Date: 3/11/2010 6:28:00 PM

Congratulations Andrea, on your poetry feature this week. Smiles, Dane Ann

Andrew Crisci

Date: 3/10/2010 9:30:00 AM

Congratulations on having your wonderful Acrostic feautered this week, Andrea! You sympathize with those folks who can't make ends meet. And your hope for change is well-stated in your words...wishes for health, harmony and love. I wish you continued success. Love and hugs, Andrew.

Laura Mckenzie

Date: 3/9/2010 4:48:00 PM

Andrea~ Congratulations on your featured poem of the week, I love the form well done! Laura :0)

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/8/2010 9:54:00 AM

Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week Andrea. Love, Carol

Daver Austin

Date: 3/8/2010 6:39:00 AM

You are a very enlightened soul, dear Andrea. Hey! We have 8 stray cats coming for breakfast on our front porch every morning. Do kitties count? Mil congratulations on this fine piece. BIG LOVE, daver