New Year's Resolutions
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
Hot air balloons – that’s resolutions
Large and attractive, impressive to begin
You rise with upturned gaze and jutted chin
And filled with hopeful expectations
They can last for months or send
You on an odyssey without end
They can help you over obstacles with ease
Carry you safe across troubled seas
But you’ve got to keep them refueled
Got to steer them away from being cooled
Don’t let them be punctured by actions careless
Don’t tire of watching their progress.
Glory in their possibilities, admire their shape
Their ascent has limitless scope.
You may rise further than you ever thought,
See things you never dreamed or sought
Reach for the limits of your being while up there.
Real things, not pie-in-the-sky.
Resolutions can be almost anything you try.
Or they can simply be hot air.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2010
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